Child Welfare · Southern Africa

Namibia Child Stunting

16.4%as of 2024Modelled-1.2% vs 2023

Share of children under 5 who are stunted (low height-for-age), a marker of chronic undernutrition. Source: UNICEF. Retrieved 15 Aug 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2024 · UNICEF

History

most recent 12 periods · UNICEF
PeriodChild Stunting
202416.4%
202316.6%
202216.8%
202117%
202017.4%
201917.9%
201818.7%
201719.5%
201620.4%
201521.3%
201422.2%
201323.1%

Child Stunting across Africa

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CountryChild StuntingPeriod
Nigeria33.8%2024
Kenya17.9%2024
South Africa24.4%2024
Egypt12.9%2024
Ghana15.6%2024
Ethiopia35.5%2024

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