Area Database (v4.2.1)

Child stunting and wasting
Percentage of stunted children
Subnational regions
Bhutan
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
Bhutan (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 33.5 33.5 33.5 33.5 33.5 33.5 33.5
Bumthang 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5
Chukha 27.4 27.4 27.4 27.4 27.4 27.4 27.4
Dagana 28.9 28.9 28.9 28.9 28.9 28.9 28.9
Gasa 32.1 32.1 32.1 32.1 32.1 32.1 32.1
Haa 30.6 30.6 30.6 30.6 30.6 30.6 30.6
Lhuntse 59.0 59.0 59.0 59.0 59.0 59.0 59.0
Mongar 39.7 39.7 39.7 39.7 39.7 39.7 39.7
Paro 30.1 30.1 30.1 30.1 30.1 30.1 30.1
Pemagatshel 45.1 45.1 45.1 45.1 45.1 45.1 45.1
Punakha 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.7
Samdrup jongkhar 37.4 37.4 37.4 37.4 37.4 37.4 37.4
Samtse 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4
Sarpang 23.2 23.2 23.2 23.2 23.2 23.2 23.2
Thimphu 37.8 37.8 37.8 37.8 37.8 37.8 37.8
Trashigang 47.1 47.1 47.1 47.1 47.1 47.1 47.1
Trashiyangtse 40.1 40.1 40.1 40.1 40.1 40.1 40.1
Trongsa 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.1
Tsirang 28.6 28.6 28.6 28.6 28.6 28.6 28.6
Wangdi 28.7 28.7 28.7 28.7 28.7 28.7 28.7
Zhemgang 42.7 42.7 42.7 42.7 42.7 42.7 42.7
Lighter numbers are estimates