Malnutrition prevalence, height for age (% of children under 5) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics



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Prevalence of child malnutrition is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age (stunting) is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's new child growth standards released in 2006.
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age (% of children under 5) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Burundi (2000)63.1
2Afghanistan (2004)59.3
3Yemen (2003)57.7
4Niger (2006)54.8
5Timor-Leste (2003)54.8
6Guatemala (2002)54.3
7Malawi (2006)53.2
8Rwanda (2005)51.7
9Angola (2001)50.8
10Ethiopia (2005)50.7
11Nepal (2006)49.3
12Madagascar (2009)49.2
13India (2006)47.9
14Guinea-Bissau (2006)47.7
15Laos (2006)47.6
16South Asia (2009)47.47
17Mozambique (2003)47
18Comoros (2000)46.9
19Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007)45.8
20Zambia (2007)45.8
21Lesotho (2005)45.2
22Chad (2004)44.8
23Benin (2006)44.7
24Least developed countries: UN classification (2009)44.61
25Central African Republic (2000)44.6
26Tanzania (2005)44.4
27Low income (2009)44.03
28Papua New Guinea (2005)43.9
29Eritrea (2002)43.7
30Bangladesh (2007)43.2
31North Korea (2004)43.1
32South Korea (2004)43.1
33Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2009)43.02
34Somalia (2006)42.1
35Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2009)41.97
36Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) (2009)41.96
37Pakistan (2001)41.5
38Nigeria (2008)41
39Burma (2003)40.6
40Ivory Coast (2006)40.1
41Indonesia (2007)40.1
42Guinea (2008)40
43Cambodia (2008)39.5
44Liberia (2007)39.4
45Uganda (2006)38.7
46Mali (2006)38.5
47Sudan (2006)37.9
48Bhutan (2008)37.5
49Sierra Leone (2008)37.4
50Cameroon (2006)36.4
51Zimbabwe (2006)35.8
52Kenya (2009)35.2
53Burkina Faso (2009)35.1
54Equatorial Guinea (2004)35
55Kiribati (1985)34.4
56Philippines (2003)33.8
57Low & middle income (2009)33.28
58Tajikistan (2005)33.1
59Lower middle income (2009)33.09
60Solomon Islands (2007)32.8
61Djibouti (2006)32.6
62Maldives (2001)31.9
63Republic of the Congo (2005)31.2
64South Africa (1999)30.9
65Egypt (2008)30.7
66Vietnam (2008)30.5
67Middle income (2009)30.03
68Honduras (2006)29.9
69Peru (2005)29.8
70Haiti (2006)29.7
71Namibia (2007)29.6
72Swaziland (2007)29.5
73Sao Tome and Principe (2009)29.3
74Botswana (2000)29.1
75Ecuador (2004)29
76Syria (2006)28.6
77Ghana (2008)28.6
78Turkmenistan (2000)28.1
79Togo (2006)27.8
80Gambia (2006)27.6
81Mongolia (2005)27.5
82Iraq (2006)27.5
83Bolivia (2008)27.2
84Albania (2005)27
85Azerbaijan (2006)26.8
86Arab World (2009)26.45
87Gabon (2001)26.3
88Vanuatu (2007)25.9
89Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2009)25.03
90El Salvador (2003)24.6
91Mauritania (2008)24.2
92Middle East & North Africa (all income levels) (2009)23.37
93Morocco (2004)23.1
94Belize (2006)22.2
95Panama (1997)21.5
96Cape Verde (1994)21.4
97Libya (2007)21
98Malaysia (1999)20.7
99Iran (1998)20.4
100Senegal (2005)20.1
101Uzbekistan (2006)19.6
102Sri Lanka (2009)19.2
103East Asia & Pacific (all income levels) (2009)18.96
104East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (2009)18.96
105Nicaragua (2005)18.8
106Paraguay (1990)18.3
107Armenia (2005)18.2
108Guyana (2007)18.2
109Kyrgyzstan (2006)18.1
110Kazakhstan (2006)17.5
111Lebanon (2004)16.5
112Colombia (2005)16.2
113Algeria (2005)15.9
114Thailand (2006)15.7
115Venezuela (2007)15.6
116Turkey (2004)15.6
117Mexico (2006)15.5
118St. Lucia (1976)15
119Georgia (2005)14.7
120Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2009)14.06
121Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels) (2009)14.06
122Uruguay (2004)13.9
123Bahrain (1995)13.6
124Mauritius (1995)13.6
125Oman (1999)12.9
126Romania (2002)12.8
127West Bank and Gaza (2007)11.8
128Bosnia and Herzegovina (2006)11.8
129China (2005)11.7
130Qatar (1995)11.6
131Macedonia (2005)11.5
132Moldova (2005)11.3
133Suriname (2006)10.7
134Barbados (1981)10.2
135Dominican Republic (2007)10.1
136Tuvalu (2007)10
137Saudi Arabia (2005)9.3
138Costa Rica (1996)9
139Tunisia (2006)9
140Bulgaria (2004)8.8
141Japan (1981)8.3
142Jordan (2009)8.3
143Argentina (2005)8.2
144Serbia (2006)8.1
145Montenegro (2006)7.9
146Seychelles (1988)7.7
147Brazil (2007)7.1
148Cuba (2000)7
149Western Samoa (1999)6.4
150Trinidad and Tobago (2000)5.3
151Belarus (2005)4.5
152Singapore (2000)4.4
153Fiji (1993)4.3
154Ukraine (2002)4.3
155Italy (1977)4.3
156North America (2009)3.9
157United States (2004)3.9
158Kuwait (2009)3.8
159Jamaica (2007)3.7
160Hungary (1988)3.3
161Czech Republic (2002)2.6
162Tonga (1986)2.2
163Chile (2008)2
164Netherlands (1980)1.8
165Germany (2006)1.3
166Croatia (2009)0.6
167Australia (1996)0
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