Mali vs Uganda: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female
Mali
26.7%
in 2024
Uganda
27.2%
in 2022
Mali rank
31st
Uganda rank
28th
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female over time
- Mali
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 27.2% against 26.7% in Mali, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Uganda ahead.
Mali ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 28th of 83 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.9% | 40.9% | 1.0% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 33.6% | 3.5% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 28.9% | 3.8% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female, Mali or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 27.2% against 26.7% in Mali as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female between Mali and Uganda?
- 0.5%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Uganda?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Mali and Uganda rank globally for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Mali ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 28th 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.