Bangladesh vs Indonesia: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female
Bangladesh
23.8%
in 2022
Indonesia
23.4%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
40th
Indonesia rank
42nd
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female over time
- Bangladesh
- Indonesia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 23.8% against 23.4% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 40th and Indonesia ranks 42nd of 83 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.3% | 36.8% | 14.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 32.0% | 1.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 22.6% | 1.2% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female, Bangladesh or Indonesia?
- Bangladesh, at 23.8% against 23.4% in Indonesia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female between Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 0.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Bangladesh ranks 40th and Indonesia ranks 42nd of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children younger than 5 years, male versus female, that fall below two standard deviations from the median height-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.