Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) by country
Countries reporting
178
Highest
55.3%
Burundi
Lowest
1.0%
Poland
Median
11.9%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,250
What the numbers show
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 55.3% in Burundi; the lowest is 1.0% in Poland.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.9%, and the mean is 16.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 55.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 142 fell. The largest increase was in Samoa (up 55.6%), and the largest decrease in Tonga (down 71.9%).
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 55.3% | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 2 | Niger | 48.3% | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 3 | Eritrea | 48.0% | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 4 | Angola | 47.7% | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 47.6% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 6 | Yemen | 47.4% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 7 | East Timor | 45.4% | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 7 | Timor-Leste | 45.4% | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 9 | Guatemala | 44.6% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 44.1% | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 11 | Melanesia | 43.6% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 42.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 38.9% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 14 | Madagascar | 38.4% | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 15 | Mozambique | 37.0% | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 35.5% | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 17 | Sudan | 35.4% | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 18 | Lesotho | 35.0% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 19 | Nigeria | 33.8% | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 20 | Pakistan | 33.6% | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 21 | Benin | 33.2% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 21 | Malawi | 33.2% | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 23 | India | 32.9% | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 24 | Zambia | 32.3% | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 25 | Chad | 31.5% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 26 | Vanuatu | 31.0% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 27 | Marshall Islands | 30.0% | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 27 | South Sudan | 30.0% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 29 | Laos | 29.9% | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 29 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 29.9% | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 29 | United Republic of Tanzania | 29.9% | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 32 | Rwanda | 29.8% | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 32 | Solomon Islands | 29.8% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 28.3% | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 35 | Philippines | 27.7% | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 36 | Cameroon | 27.2% | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 37 | Liberia | 26.9% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 38 | Guinea | 26.6% | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 39 | Nepal | 26.0% | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 25.2% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 25.1% | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 42 | Myanmar | 24.5% | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 43 | South Africa | 24.4% | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 44 | Malaysia | 24.3% | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 45 | Somalia | 23.9% | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 23.7% | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 47 | Syria | 23.5% | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 47 | Uganda | 23.5% | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 47 | Syrian Arab Republic | 23.5% | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 50 | Mali | 23.2% | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 51 | Togo | 23.0% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 52 | Indonesia | 22.6% | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 53 | Cambodia | 22.0% | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 54 | Haiti | 21.6% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 55 | Mauritania | 21.5% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 56 | Botswana | 21.0% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 57 | Djibouti | 20.9% | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 58 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.3% | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 58 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.3% | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 19.5% | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 61 | Vietnam | 19.2% | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 61 | Viet Nam | 19.2% | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 63 | Eswatini | 18.9% | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 64 | Bhutan | 17.9% | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 64 | Honduras | 17.9% | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 64 | Kenya | 17.9% | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 67 | Ecuador | 17.7% | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 68 | Comoros | 17.4% | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 69 | Senegal | 17.2% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 70 | Equatorial Guinea | 17.1% | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 71 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 16.6% | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 72 | Namibia | 16.4% | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 73 | Congo | 16.3% | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 74 | Nauru | 16.0% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 74 | Naoero | 16.0% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 76 | Ghana | 15.6% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 77 | Kiribati | 14.7% | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 78 | Maldives | 14.2% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 79 | Gambia | 14.0% | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 79 | Panama | 14.0% | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 81 | Gabon | 13.7% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 81 | Morocco | 13.7% | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 83 | Micronesia | 13.6% | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 84 | Mexico | 13.1% | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 13.1% | 2024 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 86 | Egypt | 12.9% | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 86 | Oman | 12.9% | 2024 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 88 | Thailand | 12.3% | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 89 | Caribbean | 12.2% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 90 | Belize | 11.7% | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 90 | Ukraine | 11.7% | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 90 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 11.7% | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 93 | Colombia | 11.6% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 94 | Saudi Arabia | 11.1% | 2024 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.0% | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 96 | Argentina | 10.7% | 2024 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 96 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 10.7% | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 10.6% | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 98 | Peru | 10.6% | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 100 | Lebanon | 10.1% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 10.1% | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 102 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10.0% | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 103 | Brunei | 9.9% | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 103 | Brunei Darussalam | 9.9% | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 105 | Iraq | 9.4% | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 105 | El Salvador | 9.4% | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 107 | Libya | 9.2% | 2024 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 108 | Brazil | 8.9% | 2024 | up 30.9% | flat |
| 108 | Algeria | 8.9% | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 108 | Tunisia | 8.9% | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 111 | Samoa | 8.4% | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 112 | Montenegro | 8.0% | 2024 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 112 | Suriname | 8.0% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 112 | State of Palestine | 8.0% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.9% | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 116 | Mauritius | 7.8% | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.8% | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 118 | Jordan | 7.7% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 119 | Albania | 7.4% | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 120 | Cuba | 7.3% | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 121 | Fiji | 7.2% | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 122 | Guyana | 7.1% | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 122 | Mongolia | 7.1% | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 124 | Romania | 7.0% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 124 | Polynesia | 7.0% | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 126 | Jamaica | 6.9% | 2024 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | 6.8% | 2024 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | 6.7% | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 129 | Turkmenistan | 6.5% | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 129 | Uruguay | 6.5% | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 131 | Armenia | 6.2% | 2024 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 131 | Seychelles | 6.2% | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 133 | Barbados | 5.8% | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 5.6% | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 135 | Bulgaria | 5.5% | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 135 | Turkey | 5.5% | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 135 | Türkiye | 5.5% | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 138 | Qatar | 5.4% | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 139 | Tuvalu | 5.3% | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 139 | Cabo Verde | 5.3% | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 141 | Japan | 5.2% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 142 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4.8% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 143 | Georgia | 4.7% | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 144 | Bahrain | 4.6% | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 144 | Serbia | 4.6% | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 146 | China | 4.5% | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Kuwait | 4.5% | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 148 | Kazakhstan | 4.4% | 2024 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 149 | Moldova | 4.2% | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 149 | United States | 4.2% | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 149 | Republic of Moldova | 4.2% | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 152 | North Macedonia | 3.8% | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 153 | United Kingdom | 3.5% | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 153 | Malta | 3.5% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 153 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.5% | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 156 | Portugal | 3.2% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 156 | Paraguay | 3.2% | 2024 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.2% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 159 | Australia | 3.1% | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 159 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.1% | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 161 | Saint Lucia | 2.8% | 2024 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 161 | Singapore | 2.8% | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 163 | Belgium | 2.6% | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 164 | Czechia | 2.4% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 165 | Germany | 2.2% | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 165 | Ireland | 2.2% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 167 | Greece | 2.0% | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 168 | South Korea | 1.8% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 168 | Republic of Korea | 1.8% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 170 | Chile | 1.7% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 170 | Finland | 1.7% | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 170 | Latvia | 1.7% | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 173 | Lithuania | 1.6% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 173 | Tonga | 1.6% | 2024 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.6% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 176 | Estonia | 1.3% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 177 | Belarus | 1.1% | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Poland | 1.0% | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 41.5%
- Middle Africa 40.1%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 33.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 32.2%
- Southern Asia 31.4%
- Eastern Africa 31.2%
- Africa 30.3%
- Central and Southern Asia 30.2%
- Western Africa 29.7%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 29.1%
- Southern Africa 24.1%
- Asia 23.3%
- World 23.2%
- South-eastern Asia 22.7%
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 21.3%
- Northern Africa 18.1%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 18.1%
- Western Asia 18.0%
- Central America 17.2%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 13.1%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 12.4%
- South America 9.9%
- Central Asia 7.4%
- Eastern Asia 4.8%
- Eastern Europe 4.6%
- United States of America 4.2%
- Northern America 4.1%
- Europe and Northern America 3.8%
- Europe 3.6%
- Southern Europe 3.6%
- Northern Europe 3.0%
- Western Europe 2.5%