Asia vs Melanesia: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%)
Asia
23.3%
in 2024
Melanesia
43.6%
in 2024
Asia rank
12th
Melanesia rank
11th
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) over time
- Asia
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 43.6% against 23.3% in Asia, a difference of 20.3%.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.9 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Asia ahead.
Asia ranks 12th and Melanesia ranks 11th of 32 groups.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5% | 38.2% | 3.7% | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 42.9% | 16.5% | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 42.8% | 19.9% | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely stunted, Asia or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 43.6% against 23.3% in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between Asia and Melanesia?
- 20.3%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Melanesia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Melanesia rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Asia ranks 12th and Melanesia ranks 11th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.