Area Database (v4.4)

Child stunting and wasting
Percentage of stunted children
Subnational regions
Bangladesh
All years

Percentage of stunted children

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Bangladesh (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 62.5 61.4 60.3 59.2 58.1 57.0 55.9 54.8 53.7 52.6 51.5 50.4 49.1 47.8 46.5 45.1 43.8 42.5 41.2 39.6 37.9 36.3 34.6 33.0 31.3 29.7 28.0 26.3 24.7 23.0
Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira 62.8 61.7 60.6 59.5 58.4 57.3 56.2 55.2 54.1 53.0 51.9 50.8 49.6 48.5 47.3 46.1 44.9 43.8 42.6 39.7 36.7 33.8 30.9 27.9 25.0
Bandarban, Cox s Bazar 49.1 49.9 50.8 51.6 52.4 53.3 54.1 55.0 55.8 56.6 57.5 58.3 56.6 54.8 53.1 51.3 49.6 47.8 46.1 46.2 46.2 46.3 46.4 46.4 46.5
Barguna, Bhola, Patuakhali 65.9 65.7 65.5 65.3 65.1 64.9 64.7 64.5 64.2 64.0 63.8 63.6 61.7 59.8 57.9 56.0 54.1 52.2 50.3 47.9 45.5 43.1 40.7 38.3 35.9
Barisal, Jhalokati, Pirojpur 62.2 60.6 59.0 57.4 55.8 54.2 52.6 51.1 49.5 47.9 46.3 44.7 43.4 42.0 40.7 39.4 38.1 36.7 35.4 34.6 33.9 33.1 32.3 31.6 30.8
Bogra, Gaibandha, Jaypurhat 57.4 56.9 56.5 56.0 55.6 55.1 54.7 54.2 53.8 53.3 52.9 52.4 50.2 48.1 45.9 43.8 41.6 39.5 37.3 37.3 37.3 37.3 37.3 37.3 37.3
Brahmanbaria, Chandpur, Comilla 67.3 65.6 63.9 62.2 60.5 58.8 57.1 55.5 53.8 52.1 50.4 48.7 46.9 45.2 43.4 41.6 39.8 38.1 36.3 36.1 36.0 35.8 35.6 35.5 35.3
Chittagong 58.2 57.8 57.3 56.9 56.5 56.0 55.6 55.2 54.7 54.3 53.8 53.4 51.7 50.0 48.3 46.6 44.9 43.2 41.5 39.6 37.7 35.8 33.9 32.0 30.1
Chuadanga, Jhenaidah, Kushtia, Meherpur 53.1 51.7 50.2 48.8 47.4 45.9 44.5 43.1 41.6 40.2 38.7 37.3 36.3 35.3 34.3 33.2 32.2 31.2 30.2 30.4 30.5 30.7 30.9 31.0 31.2
Dhaka 43.1 43.4 43.7 44.0 44.3 44.6 44.9 45.2 45.5 45.8 46.1 46.4 44.8 43.2 41.6 40.1 38.5 36.9 35.3 32.8 30.4 27.9 25.4 23.0 20.5
Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon 59.5 58.3 57.0 55.7 54.4 53.2 51.9 50.6 49.3 48.1 46.8 45.5 44.9 44.2 43.6 43.0 42.4 41.7 41.1 39.2 37.4 35.5 33.6 31.8 29.9
Faridpur, Manikganj, Rajbari 67.2 65.9 64.6 63.3 62.0 60.7 59.4 58.2 56.9 55.6 54.3 53.0 49.8 46.5 43.3 40.0 36.8 33.5 30.3 29.7 29.0 28.4 27.8 27.1 26.5
Feni, Lakshmipur, Noakhali 64.4 63.9 63.3 62.7 62.1 61.6 61.0 60.4 59.8 59.3 58.7 58.1 56.3 54.5 52.7 51.0 49.2 47.4 45.6 44.1 42.5 41.0 39.5 37.9 36.4
Gazipur, Narayanganj, Narsingdi 67.4 66.2 64.9 63.7 62.5 61.3 60.0 58.8 57.6 56.4 55.1 53.9 53.1 52.2 51.4 50.6 49.8 48.9 48.1 43.1 38.2 33.2 28.2 23.3 18.3
Gopalganj, Madaripur, Munshiganj, Shariatpur 68.4 65.6 62.7 59.8 56.9 54.1 51.2 48.3 45.4 42.6 39.7 36.8 36.5 36.1 35.8 35.4 35.1 34.7 34.4 32.5 30.5 28.6 26.7 24.7 22.8
Habiganj, Sunamganj 65.3 64.6 63.8 63.0 62.2 61.5 60.7 59.9 59.1 58.4 57.6 56.8 56.3 55.7 55.2 54.7 54.2 53.6 53.1 53.5 53.9 54.3 54.7 55.1 55.5
Jamalpur, Sherpur, Tangail 64.1 62.7 61.3 59.9 58.5 57.1 55.7 54.3 52.8 51.4 50.0 48.6 47.0 45.5 43.9 42.3 40.7 39.2 37.6 36.1 34.5 33.0 31.5 29.9 28.4
Jessore, Magura, Narail 60.0 57.8 55.7 53.5 51.3 49.2 47.0 44.9 42.7 40.5 38.4 36.2 36.4 36.5 36.7 36.8 37.0 37.1 37.3 33.0 28.7 24.4 20.1 15.8 11.5
Khagrachhari, Rangamati (Chattagram) 83.3 79.1 74.9 70.7 66.5 62.3 58.1 53.9 49.6 45.4 41.2 37.0 37.7 38.4 39.1 39.9 40.6 41.3 42.0 39.1 36.1 33.2 30.3 27.3 24.4
Kishoreganj, Mymensingh, Netrakona 62.7 62.7 62.6 62.6 62.6 62.5 62.5 62.5 62.4 62.4 62.3 62.3 60.8 59.4 57.9 56.5 55.0 53.6 52.1 50.4 48.8 47.1 45.4 43.8 42.1
Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur 69.5 67.4 65.2 63.0 60.8 58.7 56.5 54.3 52.1 50.0 47.8 45.6 45.5 45.5 45.4 45.3 45.2 45.2 45.1 41.4 37.6 33.9 30.2 26.4 22.7
Maulvibazar, Sylhet 70.2 68.5 66.8 65.1 63.4 61.7 60.0 58.3 56.5 54.8 53.1 51.4 50.7 50.0 49.3 48.7 48.0 47.3 46.6 46.1 45.7 45.2 44.7 44.3 43.8
Naogaon, Nawabganj, Rajshahi 54.8 54.5 54.2 53.9 53.6 53.3 53.0 52.7 52.4 52.1 51.8 51.5 49.5 47.5 45.5 43.4 41.4 39.4 37.4 36.3 35.2 34.1 33.0 31.9 30.8
Natore, Pabna, Sirajganj 59.1 58.3 57.6 56.8 56.0 55.3 54.5 53.8 53.0 52.2 51.5 50.7 48.3 45.9 43.5 41.0 38.6 36.2 33.8 33.4 32.9 32.5 32.1 31.6 31.2
Lighter numbers are estimates