
Number of stunted, wasted, and overweight children worldwide in 2020, by region
In 2020, roughly 61 million cases of stunting were recorded among children in Africa, versus 10.6 million cases of children being overweight. Stunting is a primary effect of malnutrition. This statistic shows the number of children under the age of five with stunting, wasting, or who were overweight worldwide in 2020, by region.