Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 in South Africa
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 South Africa's Stunting in children?
As of 2017 South Africa's Stunting in children was 21.4.
How does South Africa's Stunting in children compare to other regions?
South Africa's Stunting in children was ranked 16th in 2017
Similar regions to South Africa
Stunting in children
More indicators for South Africa
Newborns protected against tetanus
88%
2%
(2021)
Female prevalence of HIV
9.1%
0.5%
(2021)
Male unintentional poisoning
1.8
0.1
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar62
intl dollar6
(2020)
Birth registration
88.6%
3.6%
(2017)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
54%
5.9%
(2016)
South Africa Stunting in children between 1994 and 2017
Period | Stunting in children | Change |
---|---|---|
2017 | 21.4% | 6% |
2016 | 27.4% | 6% |
2015 | 21.4% | 3.5% |
2008 | 24.9% | 5.2% |
1999 | 30.1% | 1.4% |
1994 | 28.7% |
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