Children stunting prevalence leading countries worldwide 2017

This statistic displays the leading countries with stunted children worldwide as of 2017. According to the statistic, around 45 percent of children in Pakistan were stunted as of this time.

Percentage of children who were stunted in leading countries worldwide as of 2017

Characteristic	Percentage of children stunted
Pakistan	45%
DR Congo	43%
India	39%
Ethiopia	38%
Indonesia	36%
Bangladesh	36%
Tanzania	34%
Nigeria	33%
Philippines	30%
China	9%

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2017

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Worldwide

Survey time period

as of 2017

Supplementary notes

"A young child who does not get enough food and nutrients cannot grow properly and can become too short for his/her age. This condition is called “stunting” and it prevents children from developing to their full potential, both mentally and physically." >br>Figures estimated by Save the Children. Analysis was limited to countries with stunting data from 2010-onward.

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