Area Database (v4.2.1)

Child stunting and wasting
Percentage of stunted children
Subnational regions
Sudan
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
Sudan (Africa)  
Total 31.2 32.2 33.2 34.2 35.2 36.2 37.2 38.2 39.2 40.2 41.2
Al Gedarif 34.5 36.1 37.8 39.4 41.1 42.7 44.4 46.0 47.7 49.3 51.0
Al Gezira 18.8 22.1 25.3 28.6 31.9 35.2 38.4 41.7 45.0 48.3 51.5
Blue Nile 29.2 31.7 34.2 36.7 39.2 41.7 44.2 46.7 49.2 51.7 54.2
Kassala 47.4 47.6 47.8 48.0 48.2 48.4 48.6 48.8 49.0 49.2 49.4
Khartoum 21.4 21.5 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 21.8 21.9 22.0 22.1 22.1
Nahr El Nil 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.5
North Darfur 24.6 27.6 30.7 33.7 36.8 39.8 42.9 45.9 49.0 52.0 55.1
North Kordofan 49.0 47.9 46.7 45.5 44.3 43.2 42.0 40.8 39.6 38.5 37.3
Northern 24.0 23.8 23.6 23.4 23.2 23.0 22.8 22.6 22.4 22.2 22.0
Red Sea 55.0 53.7 52.3 50.9 49.5 48.2 46.8 45.4 44.0 42.7 41.3
Sinnar 51.1 49.2 47.4 45.5 43.7 41.8 40.0 38.1 36.3 34.4 32.6
South Darfur 24.8 26.8 28.7 30.7 32.7 34.7 36.6 38.6 40.6 42.6 44.5
South Kordofan 31.2 32.7 34.1 35.6 37.1 38.6 40.0 41.5 43.0 44.5 45.9
West Darfur 36.6 36.4 36.1 35.9 35.7 35.5 35.2 35.0 34.8 34.6 34.3
White Nile 34.7 35.0 35.2 35.5 35.8 36.1 36.3 36.6 36.9 37.2 37.4
Lighter numbers are estimates