The prevalence of stunting in children under 5 in Malawi is now 35.5%, marking a 1.5% (4.4%) increase compared to 2019.
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 in Malawi
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2024
Points:
13,975
Measure:
%
More indicators for Malawi
Newborns protected against tetanus
93%
+3%
(2023)
Female prevalence of HIV
2.2%
-0.2%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
1.4
0.0
(2021)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar13
-intl dollar2
(2022)
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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 35.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 34% | -5% |
| 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% |