# | Flag | Country | Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5) | Year |
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1 | Burundi | 55.9% | 2016 | |
2 | Eritrea | 50.3% | 2010 | |
3 | East Timor | 50.2% | 2013 | |
4 | Papua New Guinea | 49.5% | 2010 | |
5 | Madagascar | 49.2% | 2009 | |
6 | Guatemala | 46.5% | 2015 | |
7 | Yemen | 46.5% | 2013 | |
8 | Pakistan | 45% | 2012 | |
9 | Laos | 43.8% | 2011 | |
10 | Nigeria | 43.6% | 2016 | |
11 | Mozambique | 43.1% | 2011 | |
12 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 42.6% | 2013 | |
13 | Niger | 42.2% | 2016 | |
14 | Afghanistan | 40.9% | 2013 | |
15 | Central African Republic | 40.7% | 2010 | |
16 | Zambia | 40% | 2013 | |
17 | Chad | 39.9% | 2015 | |
18 | India | 38.4% | 2015 | |
19 | Ethiopia | 38.4% | 2016 | |
20 | Sudan | 38.2% | 2014 | |
21 | Sierra Leone | 37.9% | 2013 | |
22 | Rwanda | 37.9% | 2015 | |
23 | Angola | 37.6% | 2016 | |
24 | Malawi | 37.1% | 2015 | |
25 | Indonesia | 36.4% | 2013 | |
26 | Bangladesh | 36.1% | 2014 | |
27 | Nepal | 35.8% | 2016 | |
28 | Tanzania | 34.4% | 2015 | |
29 | Kiribati | 34.4% | 1985 | |
30 | Benin | 34% | 2014 | |
31 | Bhutan | 33.6% | 2010 | |
32 | Djibouti | 33.5% | 2012 | |
33 | Philippines | 33.4% | 2015 | |
34 | Lesotho | 33.2% | 2014 | |
35 | Guinea | 32.4% | 2016 | |
36 | Cambodia | 32.4% | 2014 | |
37 | Comoros | 32.1% | 2012 | |
38 | Liberia | 32.1% | 2013 | |
39 | Cameroon | 31.7% | 2014 | |
40 | Solomon Islands | 31.6% | 2015 | |
41 | Botswana | 31.4% | 2007 | |
42 | South Sudan | 31.1% | 2010 | |
43 | Mali | 30.4% | 2015 | |
44 | Myanmar | 29.2% | 2016 | |
45 | Uganda | 28.9% | 2016 | |
46 | Vanuatu | 28.5% | 2013 | |
47 | North Korea | 27.9% | 2012 | |
48 | Mauritania | 27.9% | 2015 | |
49 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.6% | 2014 | |
50 | Syria | 27.5% | 2009 | |
51 | Togo | 27.5% | 2014 | |
52 | South Africa | 27.4% | 2016 | |
53 | Burkina Faso | 27.3% | 2016 | |
54 | Zimbabwe | 26.8% | 2015 | |
55 | Tajikistan | 26.8% | 2012 | |
56 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.2% | 2011 | |
57 | Kenya | 26% | 2014 | |
58 | Swaziland | 25.5% | 2014 | |
59 | Somalia | 25.3% | 2009 | |
60 | Gambia | 25% | 2013 | |
61 | Vietnam | 24.6% | 2015 | |
62 | Nauru | 24% | 2007 | |
63 | Ecuador | 23.9% | 2014 | |
64 | Namibia | 23.1% | 2013 | |
65 | Albania | 23.1% | 2009 | |
66 | Ukraine | 22.9% | 2000 | |
67 | Honduras | 22.7% | 2012 | |
68 | Iraq | 22.6% | 2011 | |
69 | Egypt | 22.3% | 2014 | |
70 | Haiti | 21.9% | 2012 | |
71 | Ivory Coast | 21.6% | 2016 | |
72 | Cape Verde | 21.4% | 1994 | |
73 | Republic of the Congo | 21.2% | 2015 | |
74 | Libya | 21% | 2007 | |
75 | Malaysia | 20.7% | 2016 | |
76 | Maldives | 20.3% | 2009 | |
77 | Brunei | 19.7% | 2009 | |
78 | Uzbekistan | 19.6% | 2006 | |
79 | Panama | 19.1% | 2008 | |
80 | Ghana | 18.8% | 2014 | |
81 | Azerbaijan | 18% | 2013 | |
82 | Gabon | 17.5% | 2012 | |
83 | Nicaragua | 17.3% | 2012 | |
84 | Sri Lanka | 17.3% | 2016 | |
85 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 17.2% | 2014 | |
86 | Senegal | 17% | 2016 | |
87 | Lebanon | 16.5% | 2004 | |
88 | Bolivia | 16.1% | 2016 | |
89 | Belize | 15% | 2015 | |
90 | Morocco | 14.9% | 2011 | |
91 | Oman | 14.1% | 2014 | |
92 | Mauritius | 13.6% | 1995 | |
93 | Bahrain | 13.6% | 1995 | |
94 | El Salvador | 13.6% | 2014 | |
95 | Venezuela | 13.4% | 2009 | |
96 | Peru | 13.1% | 2016 | |
97 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.9% | 2014 | |
98 | Romania | 12.8% | 2002 | |
99 | Colombia | 12.7% | 2010 | |
100 | Mexico | 12.4% | 2015 | |
101 | Guyana | 12% | 2014 | |
102 | Algeria | 11.7% | 2012 | |
103 | Qatar | 11.6% | 1995 | |
104 | Turkmenistan | 11.5% | 2015 | |
105 | Georgia | 11.3% | 2009 | |
106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11% | 2011 | |
107 | Mongolia | 10.8% | 2013 | |
108 | Uruguay | 10.7% | 2011 | |
109 | Thailand | 10.5% | 2016 | |
110 | Tunisia | 10.1% | 2012 | |
111 | Tuvalu | 10% | 2007 | |
112 | Turkey | 9.5% | 2013 | |
113 | Armenia | 9.4% | 2016 | |
114 | Montenegro | 9.4% | 2013 | |
115 | Saudi Arabia | 9.3% | 2005 | |
116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.9% | 2012 | |
117 | Suriname | 8.8% | 2010 | |
118 | Bulgaria | 8.8% | 2004 | |
119 | Argentina | 8.2% | 2005 | |
120 | China | 8.1% | 2013 | |
121 | Tonga | 8.1% | 2012 | |
122 | Kazakhstan | 8% | 2015 | |
123 | Seychelles | 7.9% | 2012 | |
124 | Jordan | 7.8% | 2012 | |
125 | Barbados | 7.7% | 2012 | |
126 | Fiji | 7.5% | 2004 | |
127 | Dominican Republic | 7.1% | 2013 | |
128 | Brazil | 7.1% | 2007 | |
129 | Japan | 7.1% | 2010 | |
130 | Cuba | 7% | 2000 | |
131 | Iran | 6.8% | 2011 | |
132 | Moldova | 6.4% | 2012 | |
133 | Jamaica | 6.2% | 2014 | |
134 | Serbia | 6% | 2014 | |
135 | Paraguay | 5.6% | 2016 | |
136 | Costa Rica | 5.6% | 2008 | |
137 | Republic of Macedonia | 4.9% | 2011 | |
138 | Kuwait | 4.9% | 2015 | |
139 | Samoa | 4.7% | 2014 | |
140 | Belarus | 4.5% | 2005 | |
141 | Singapore | 4.4% | 2000 | |
142 | Czech Republic | 2.6% | 2001 | |
143 | Saint Lucia | 2.5% | 2012 | |
144 | South Korea | 2.5% | 2010 | |
145 | United States | 2.1% | 2012 | |
146 | Australia | 2% | 2007 | |
147 | Chile | 1.8% | 2014 | |
148 | Germany | 1.3% | 2005 |