Area Database (v4.2.1)

Child stunting and wasting
Percentage of stunted children
Subnational regions
Myanmar
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
Myanmar (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 41.6 41.0 40.3 39.6 38.9 38.3 37.6 36.9 36.2 35.6 34.9 34.2 33.5 32.9 32.2 31.5 30.8 30.2 29.5 28.8 28.1 27.5 26.8
Ayeyarwaddy 42.7 42.4 42.1 41.8 41.5 41.2 40.9 40.6 40.3 40.0 39.7 39.4 39.1 38.8 38.5 38.2 37.9 37.6 37.3 37.0 36.7 36.4 36.1
Bago 43.1 42.1 41.2 40.2 39.2 38.3 37.3 36.4 35.4 34.5 33.5 32.6 31.6 30.6 29.7 28.7 27.8 26.8 25.9 24.9 23.9 23.0 22.0
Chin 52.2 51.6 50.9 50.3 49.7 49.1 48.4 47.8 47.2 46.6 45.9 45.3 44.7 44.1 43.4 42.8 42.2 41.6 40.9 40.3 39.7 39.1 38.4
Kachin 39.6 39.5 39.4 39.3 39.2 39.1 39.0 39.0 38.9 38.8 38.7 38.6 38.5 38.4 38.3 38.3 38.2 38.1 38.0 37.9 37.8 37.7 37.6
Kayah 49.8 49.3 48.7 48.2 47.7 47.1 46.6 46.0 45.5 44.9 44.4 43.9 43.3 42.8 42.2 41.7 41.1 40.6 40.0 39.5 39.0 38.4 37.9
Kayin 47.0 46.1 45.1 44.1 43.1 42.1 41.2 40.2 39.2 38.2 37.2 36.3 35.3 34.3 33.3 32.3 31.3 30.4 29.4 28.4 27.4 26.4 25.5
Magway 47.6 46.4 45.2 44.0 42.8 41.6 40.4 39.2 37.9 36.7 35.5 34.3 33.1 31.9 30.7 29.5 28.2 27.0 25.8 24.6 23.4 22.2 21.0
Mandalay, NayPyitaw 33.0 32.5 32.1 31.6 31.2 30.7 30.3 29.8 29.4 28.9 28.5 28.0 27.6 27.1 26.7 26.2 25.8 25.3 24.9 24.4 24.0 23.5 23.1
Mon 34.7 34.3 33.9 33.5 33.1 32.7 32.3 31.9 31.5 31.1 30.7 30.4 30.0 29.6 29.2 28.8 28.4 28.0 27.6 27.2 26.8 26.4 26.0
Rakhine 54.1 53.3 52.4 51.6 50.8 49.9 49.1 48.3 47.4 46.6 45.7 44.9 44.1 43.2 42.4 41.6 40.7 39.9 39.0 38.2 37.4 36.5 35.7
Sagaing 37.8 37.1 36.5 35.8 35.1 34.5 33.8 33.2 32.5 31.9 31.2 30.6 29.9 29.2 28.6 27.9 27.3 26.6 26.0 25.3 24.6 24.0 23.3
Shan 44.7 44.2 43.7 43.2 42.7 42.2 41.7 41.2 40.6 40.1 39.6 39.1 38.6 38.1 37.6 37.1 36.5 36.0 35.5 35.0 34.5 34.0 33.5
Taninthayi 54.2 52.7 51.3 49.8 48.4 46.9 45.5 44.0 42.6 41.1 39.7 38.2 36.8 35.3 33.9 32.4 31.0 29.5 28.1 26.6 25.2 23.7 22.3
Yangon 35.6 34.7 33.7 32.8 31.9 30.9 30.0 29.1 28.1 27.2 26.2 25.3 24.4 23.4 22.5 21.6 20.6 19.7 18.7 17.8 16.9 15.9 15.0
Lighter numbers are estimates