In Nepal, the prevalence of stunting in children under 5 stands at 24.8% currently, a decrease of 6.7% (-21.3%) compared to 2019.
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 in Nepal
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2024
Points:
13,975
Measure:
%
More indicators for Nepal
Newborns protected against tetanus
93%
+2%
(2023)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
2.8
-0.1
(2021)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar180
+intl dollar62
(2022)
Birth registration
77.2%
+21%
(2019)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
42.7%
-1.5%
(2022)
Nepal Stunting in children between 1995 and 2022
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24.8% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | -3% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | -7% |
| 2001 | 56.1% | -5% |
| 1998 | 61.1% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 55.6% | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 68.2% |