Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 in Afghanistan
Stunting in children
Undernourishment
Overweight children
Male overweight children
Female overweight children
Severe wasting in children
Male severe wasting in children
Female severe wasting in children
Stunting in children
Male stunting in children
Female stunting in children
Underweight children
Male underweight children
Female underweight children
Wasting in children
Male wasting in children
Female wasting in children
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2022
Points:
13,545
Measure:
%
What is Afghanistan's Stunting in children?
As of 2018 Afghanistan's Stunting in children was 38.2.
How does Afghanistan's Stunting in children compare to other regions?
Afghanistan's Stunting in children was ranked 39th in 2018
Similar regions to Afghanistan
Stunting in children
More indicators for Afghanistan
Newborns protected against tetanus
65%
2%
(2021)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2021)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.3
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar241
intl dollar6
(2020)
Birth registration
42.3%
4.9%
(2015)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
19.8%
0%
(2016)
Afghanistan Stunting in children between 1997 and 2018
Period | Stunting in children | Change |
---|---|---|
2018 | 38.2% | 2.2% |
2013 | 40.4% | 18.9% |
2004 | 59.3% | 6.1% |
1997 | 53.2% |
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