Area Database (v4.2.1)

Child stunting and wasting
Percentage of stunted children
Subnational regions
All countries
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
Albania (Europe)  
Total 29.5 28.5 27.6 26.6 25.7 24.7 23.8 22.8 21.4 20.0 18.6 17.2 15.7 14.3 12.9 11.5 10.1 8.68 7.26
Berat 26.6 24.0 21.5 18.9 16.4 13.8 11.3 8.70 8.06 7.43 6.79 6.15 5.51 4.88 4.24 3.60 2.96 2.33 1.69
Diber 29.5 29.8 30.0 30.3 30.6 30.9 31.1 31.4 30.8 30.1 29.5 28.9 28.2 27.6 26.9 26.3 25.7 25.0 24.4
Durres 19.9 20.8 21.6 22.5 23.4 24.3 25.1 26.0 24.2 22.4 20.5 18.7 16.9 15.1 13.2 11.4 9.58 7.75 5.93
Elbasan 44.3 42.1 40.0 37.8 35.7 33.5 31.4 29.2 26.9 24.7 22.4 20.2 17.9 15.6 13.4 11.1 8.84 6.58 4.31
Fier 18.6 18.5 18.3 18.2 18.1 18.0 17.8 17.7 16.4 15.2 13.9 12.7 11.4 10.1 8.86 7.60 6.34 5.08 3.81
Gjirokaster 0.01 1.87 3.74 5.60 7.48 9.35 11.2 13.1 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.1 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.5 11.3
Korce 12.4 14.4 16.4 18.4 20.4 22.4 24.4 26.4 24.3 22.2 20.1 18.0 15.8 13.7 11.6 9.50 7.39 5.28 3.16
Kukes 44.0 44.1 44.3 44.4 44.6 44.7 44.9 45.0 41.9 38.8 35.6 32.5 29.4 26.3 23.1 20.0 16.9 13.8 10.6
Lezhe 39.8 35.9 32.0 28.1 24.2 20.3 16.4 12.5 12.2 11.9 11.6 11.3 10.9 10.6 10.3 10.0 9.69 9.38 9.06
Shkoder 26.4 27.0 27.5 28.0 28.5 29.1 29.6 30.1 27.5 24.9 22.3 19.7 17.1 14.5 11.9 9.30 6.70 4.10 1.50
Tirana 30.9 29.3 27.6 25.9 24.2 22.6 20.9 19.2 18.2 17.2 16.2 15.3 14.3 13.3 12.3 11.3 10.3 9.33 8.34
Vlore 36.7 33.0 29.4 25.7 22.1 18.4 14.8 11.1 11.3 11.5 11.7 11.9 12.0 12.2 12.4 12.6 12.8 13.0 13.2
Algeria (Africa)  
Total 25.5 24.8 24.0 23.2 22.4 21.6 20.9 20.1 19.3 18.5 17.8 17.0 16.2 15.4 14.7 13.9 13.1 12.3 11.6 10.8 10.0 9.22 8.45
Hauts Plateaux Centre (Djelfa, Laghouat, MSila) 21.2 20.6 20.1 19.6 19.1 18.6 18.0 17.5 17.0 16.5 16.0 15.5 14.9 14.4 13.9 13.4 12.9 12.4 11.8 11.3 10.8 10.3 9.76
Hauts Plateaux Est (Setif, Batna, Khenchela, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Oum El Bouaghi, Tebessa) 22.0 21.4 20.7 20.1 19.5 18.8 18.2 17.5 16.9 16.3 15.6 15.0 14.3 13.7 13.0 12.4 11.8 11.1 10.5 9.84 9.20 8.56 7.92
Hauts Plateaux Ouest (Tiaret, Saida, Tissemsilt, Naama, El Bayadh) 25.6 25.0 24.5 23.9 23.3 22.8 22.2 21.6 21.0 20.5 19.9 19.3 18.8 18.2 17.6 17.1 16.5 15.9 15.3 14.8 14.2 13.6 13.1
Nord Centre (Alger, Blida, Boumerdes, Tipaza, Bouira, Medea, Tizi-Ouzou, Bejaia, Chlef, Ain Defla) 31.9 30.7 29.6 28.5 27.4 26.3 25.1 24.0 22.9 21.8 20.6 19.5 18.4 17.3 16.1 15.0 13.9 12.8 11.6 10.5 9.40 8.28 7.15
Nord Est (Annaba, Constantine, Skikda, Jijel, Mila, Souk Ahras, El Tarf, Guelma) 34.0 32.6 31.3 30.0 28.7 27.4 26.0 24.7 23.4 22.1 20.8 19.5 18.1 16.8 15.5 14.2 12.9 11.6 10.2 8.92 7.60 6.28 4.96
Nord Ouest (Oran, Tlemcen, Mostaganem, Ain Temouchent, Relizane, Sidi Bel Abbes, Mascara) 23.5 22.9 22.3 21.7 21.1 20.5 19.9 19.3 18.8 18.2 17.6 17.0 16.4 15.8 15.2 14.6 14.1 13.5 12.9 12.3 11.7 11.1 10.5
Sud (Bechar, Tindouf, Adrar, Ghardaia, Biskra, El Oued, Ouargla, Tamanrasset,Illizi) 30.1 29.1 28.2 27.2 26.2 25.3 24.3 23.3 22.4 21.4 20.4 19.5 18.5 17.6 16.6 15.6 14.7 13.7 12.7 11.8 10.8 9.84 8.87
Angola (Africa)  
Total 37.2 37.2 37.2 37.2 37.2 37.2 37.2
Bengo 40.9 40.9 40.9 40.9 40.9 40.9 40.9
Benguela 32.8 32.8 32.8 32.8 32.8 32.8 32.8
Bie 49.3 49.3 49.3 49.3 49.3 49.3 49.3
Cabinda 23.1 23.1 23.1 23.1 23.1 23.1 23.1
Cunene 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5
Huambo 43.3 43.3 43.3 43.3 43.3 43.3 43.3
Huila 42.6 42.6 42.6 42.6 42.6 42.6 42.6
Kuando Kubango 45.2 45.2 45.2 45.2 45.2 45.2 45.2
Kuanza Norte 46.3 46.3 46.3 46.3 46.3 46.3 46.3
Kuanza Sul 48.3 48.3 48.3 48.3 48.3 48.3 48.3
Luanda 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8
Lunda Norte 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1
Lunda Sul 43.7 43.7 43.7 43.7 43.7 43.7 43.7
Malange 34.6 34.6 34.6 34.6 34.6 34.6 34.6
Moxico 38.3 38.3 38.3 38.3 38.3 38.3 38.3
Namibe 34.9 34.9 34.9 34.9 34.9 34.9 34.9
Uige 41.4 41.4 41.4 41.4 41.4 41.4 41.4
Zaire 25.7 25.7 25.7 25.7 25.7 25.7 25.7
Argentina (America)  
Cuyo 7.80 7.80 7.80 7.80 7.80
Gran Buenos Aires 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0
NEA 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9
NOA 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0
Pampeana 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.7
Patagonia 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.7
Armenia (Europe)  
Total 16.3 16.6 17.0 17.3 17.6 18.0 18.3 18.6 19.0 19.3 19.6 19.9 20.3 20.6 18.7 16.9 15.0 13.1 11.3 9.40 7.53 5.67 3.80
Aragatsotn 6.89 8.86 10.8 12.8 14.8 16.7 18.7 20.7 22.7 24.6 26.6 28.6 30.5 32.5 30.2 27.8 25.5 23.1 20.8 18.4 16.1 13.7 11.4
Ararat 14.1 15.5 17.0 18.5 20.0 21.5 22.9 24.4 25.9 27.4 28.9 30.3 31.8 33.3 30.0 26.8 23.5 20.2 17.0 13.7 10.4 7.17 3.90
Armavir 7.60 8.70 9.80 10.9 12.0 13.1 14.2 15.3 16.4 17.5 18.6 19.7 20.8 21.9 19.9 17.8 15.8 13.8 11.7 9.70 7.67 5.63 3.60
Gegharkunik 38.6 37.6 36.5 35.4 34.3 33.2 32.2 31.1 30.0 28.9 27.8 26.8 25.7 24.6 22.2 19.7 17.3 14.9 12.4 10.0 7.57 5.13 2.70
Kotayk 12.8 13.1 13.5 13.8 14.1 14.5 14.8 15.2 15.5 15.8 16.2 16.5 16.9 17.2 15.6 14.0 12.5 10.9 9.28 7.70 6.12 4.53 2.95
Lori 10.4 11.8 13.3 14.8 16.3 17.8 19.2 20.7 22.2 23.7 25.2 26.6 28.1 29.6 25.7 21.7 17.8 13.8 9.85 5.90 3.94 1.97 0.01
Shirak 37.5 36.4 35.2 34.1 33.0 31.8 30.7 29.5 28.4 27.3 26.1 25.0 23.8 22.7 22.1 21.5 20.9 20.3 19.7 19.1 18.5 17.9 17.3
Syunik 9.84 12.1 14.3 16.5 18.7 20.9 23.2 25.4 27.6 29.8 32.0 34.3 36.5 38.7 34.3 29.9 25.5 21.1 16.7 12.3 8.20 4.11 0.01
Tavush 15.2 15.4 15.7 15.9 16.1 16.4 16.6 16.9 17.1 17.3 17.6 17.8 18.1 18.3 16.5 14.7 12.9 11.0 9.22 7.40 5.58 3.77 1.95
Vayots Dzor 13.1 13.3 13.5 13.7 13.9 14.1 14.3 14.5 14.7 14.9 15.1 15.3 15.5 15.7 15.0 14.3 13.6 12.9 12.2 11.5 10.8 10.1 9.40
Yerevan 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.8 10.4 9.07 7.70 6.33 4.97 3.60 2.40 1.21 0.01
Azerbaijan (Europe)  
Total 26.4 26.4 26.4 26.4 26.4 26.4 26.4
Absheron 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0
Aran 34.6 34.6 34.6 34.6 34.6 34.6 34.6
Baku 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.6
Dakhlik Shirvan 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.2
Ganja Gazakh 19.4 19.4 19.4 19.4 19.4 19.4 19.4
Guba Khachmaz 53.6 53.6 53.6 53.6 53.6 53.6 53.6
Lankaran 21.9 21.9 21.9 21.9 21.9 21.9 21.9
Shaki Zaqatala 21.4 21.4 21.4 21.4 21.4 21.4 21.4
Yukhari Karabakh 41.5 41.5 41.5 41.5 41.5 41.5 41.5
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
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
Barbados (America)  
Total 7.60 7.60 7.60 7.60 7.60 7.60 7.60
Christ Church and St. Philip 9.80 9.80 9.80 9.80 9.80 9.80 9.80
St Michael 6.80 6.80 6.80 6.80 6.80 6.80 6.80
St. James, St. George, and St. Thomas 7.70 7.70 7.70 7.70 7.70 7.70 7.70
St. Lucy, St. Peter, St. Andrew, St. Joseph, and St. John 5.90 5.90 5.90 5.90 5.90 5.90 5.90
Belarus (Europe)  
Total 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50
Brest region 2.80 2.80 2.80 2.80 2.80 2.80 2.80
Gomel region 5.80 5.80 5.80 5.80 5.80 5.80 5.80
Grodno region 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50
Minsk region 3.90 3.90 3.90 3.90 3.90 3.90 3.90
Mogilev region 4.60 4.60 4.60 4.60 4.60 4.60 4.60
Vitebsk region 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30
Lighter numbers are estimates