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Prevalence of undernourishment vs share of children who are stunted, 2000 to 2018

Childhood stunting is the share of children younger than 5 years that are stunted, which means they fall are two standard deviations from the median height-for-age of
the WHO 'Child Growth Standards'.

Undernourishment5%10%15%20%25%30%35%ChildhoodstuntingAfricaAfricaEastern AfricaEastern AfricaLand Locked Developing CountriesLand Locked Developing CountriesLower middle incomeLower middle incomeSouth AmericaSouth AmericaWorldWorldNo data20002018