Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female, 2023

Share of children younger than 5 years, male versus female, that fall below two standard deviations from the medianheight-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.

Prevalence of stunting, female (% of children under 5)0%10%20%30%40%50%Prevalence of stunting, male (% of children under 5)20%AfghanistanAfghanistanBeninBeninBurundiBurundiIndiaIndiaMaliMaliMexicoMexicoNigeriaNigeriaSouth KoreaSouth KoreaUgandaUgandaUzbekistanUzbekistanAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4BCircles sized byPopulation(historical)

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