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Child mortality vs. Prevalence of stunting

Child mortality is the share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five. Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age
is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.

Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)10%20%30%40%50%ChildmortalityAfghanistanAfghanistanAlbaniaAlbaniaArgentinaArgentinaBangladeshBangladeshBelizeBelizeBeninBeninBurkina FasoBurkina FasoBurundiBurundiChinaChinaDemocratic Republic of CongoDemocratic Republic of CongoGambiaGambiaGermanyGermanyHaitiHaitiIndiaIndiaAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America

Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by World Bank