Share of children under 5 who are stunted (low height-for-age), a marker of chronic undernutrition. Source: UNICEF. Retrieved 15 Aug 2026.
| Period | Child Stunting |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 30% |
| 2023 | 30% |
| 2022 | 29.9% |
| 2021 | 29.7% |
| 2020 | 29.7% |
| 2019 | 29.9% |
| 2018 | 30.1% |
| 2017 | 30.3% |
| 2016 | 30.5% |
| 2015 | 30.6% |
| 2014 | 30.6% |
| 2013 | 30.8% |
54 countries carry a recent stunting prevalence among children under 5 figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
117 of 207 indicators carry a figure for South Sudan, grouped by topic.