# Child stunting by country: data and definition

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Page last materially revised: 2026-11-02
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Indicator field guide / SH.STA.STNT.ZS

# Child stunting

Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age 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 2006 Child Growth Standards.

Unit: % of children under five. [Original provider definition and metadata ↗](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.STNT.ZS)

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## Covered economies, 2023

| Economy | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Azerbaijan | 6.6% |
| Belarus | 1.2% |
| Belgium | 1.9% |
| Bhutan | 17.9% |
| Burundi | 58.0% |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 44.7% |
| Djibouti | 25.5% |
| Ecuador | 17.5% |
| Finland | 2.8% |
| Haiti | 22.0% |
| Indonesia | 22.0% |
| Jordan | 8.2% |
| Kuwait | 3.2% |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 14.1% |
| Lao PDR | 32.8% |
| Lebanon | 13.9% |
| Lithuania | 1.0% |
| Mongolia | 8.8% |
| Naoero | 15.7% |
| Peru | 11.5% |
| Qatar | 6.2% |
| Senegal | 17.5% |
| Sri Lanka | 10.3% |
| Tajikistan | 13.7% |
| Viet Nam | 18.2% |

Snapshot retrieval: 2026-11-01. Coverage is limited to the atlas comparison set. [Download and limitations](https://www.pluraterra.com/data/).