Benchmark · Mothers & children

Stunting in children under 5 by country

Share of young children too short for their age, a sign of long-term poor nutrition.

In % of children under 5. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: World Bank Open Data, Stunting in children under 5 (% of children under 5). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

% of children under 5, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1YemenMiddle East · 202248.5
  2. 2NigerAfrica · 202247.7
  3. 3DR CongoAfrica · 202344.7
  4. 4AfghanistanAPAC · 202244.6
  5. 5SudanAfrica · 201438.2
  6. 6PakistanAPAC · 201837.6
  7. 7EthiopiaAfrica · 201936.8
  8. 8MozambiqueAfrica · 202236.7
  9. 9IndiaAPAC · 202035.5
  10. 10MalawiAfrica · 202035.5
  11. 11ZambiaAfrica · 201834.6
  12. 12NigeriaAfrica · 202133.8
  13. 13TanzaniaAfrica · 202230.0
  14. 14SyriaMiddle East · 201027.9
  15. 15MyanmarAPAC · 201826.7
  16. 16PhilippinesAPAC · 202126.7
  17. 17MaliAfrica · 202425.1
  18. 18NepalAPAC · 202224.8
  19. 19UgandaAfrica · 202224.4
  20. 20BangladeshAPAC · 202223.6
  21. 21HaitiLatin America · 202322.0
  22. 22IndonesiaAPAC · 202322.0
  23. 23South AfricaAfrica · 201721.3
  24. 24MalaysiaAPAC · 202221.2
  25. 25Burkina FasoAfrica · 202121.1
  26. 26KenyaAfrica · 202217.6
  27. 27EcuadorLatin America · 202417.4
  28. 28GhanaAfrica · 202217.4
  29. 29MoroccoAfrica · 201914.2
  30. 30LebanonMiddle East · 202313.9
  31. 31EgyptAfrica · 202112.8
  32. 32IraqMiddle East · 201812.6
  33. 33MexicoLatin America · 202212.5
  34. 34ThailandAPAC · 202212.4
  35. 35Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 202010.8
  36. 36PalestineMiddle East · 20208.7
  37. 37JordanMiddle East · 20238.2
  38. 38BrazilLatin America · 20198.0
  39. 39JapanAPAC · 20107.1
  40. 40QatarMiddle East · 20236.2
  41. 41ChinaAPAC · 20174.8
  42. 42USNorth America · 20223.8
  43. 43UKEurope · 20192.0
  44. 44GermanyEurope · 20161.3

Source: World Bank Open Data, Stunting in children under 5 (% of children under 5), latest year for each country. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Stunting in children under 5 by country, latest year. Data: World Bank. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/stunting

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