The prevalence of stunting in children under 5 in Malawi has reduced to 35.5%, a decrease of 5.4% (-13.2%) from 2019.
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 in Malawi
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 Malawi's Stunting in children?
As of 2020 Malawi's Stunting in children was 35.5.
How does Malawi's Stunting in children compare to other regions?
Malawi's Stunting in children was ranked 20th in 2020
Similar regions to Malawi
Stunting in children
More indicators for Malawi
Newborns protected against tetanus
90%
0%
(2021)
Female prevalence of HIV
3.2%
0.2%
(2021)
Male unintentional poisoning
2.3
0.2
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar16
intl dollar2
(2020)
Birth registration
67.2%
61.6%
(2016)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
64.7%
6.6%
(2020)
Malawi Stunting in children between 1992 and 2020
Period | Stunting in children | Change |
---|---|---|
2020 | 35.5% | 5.4% |
2019 | 40.9% | 1.9% |
2018 | 39% | 0.3% |
2017 | 39.3% | 1% |
2016 | 38.3% | 0.9% |
2015 | 37.4% | 5% |
2014 | 42.4% | 4.9% |
2010 | 47.3% | 1.5% |
2009 | 48.8% | 4.3% |
2006 | 53.1% | 0.6% |
2004 | 52.5% | 5.8% |
2002 | 58.3% | 3.6% |
2000 | 54.7% | 7.6% |
1998 | 62.3% | 8.5% |
1995 | 53.8% | 1.6% |
1992 | 55.4% |
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