Mauritania vs Uganda: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female
Mauritania
27.6%
in 2022
Uganda
27.2%
in 2022
Mauritania rank
27th
Uganda rank
28th
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female over time
- Mauritania
- Uganda
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 27.6% against 27.2% in Uganda, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.
Mauritania ranks 27th 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 | Mauritania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8% | 47.5% | 8.7% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 34.0% | 6.0% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 28.9% | 1.5% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female, Mauritania or Uganda?
- Mauritania, at 27.6% against 27.2% in Uganda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female between Mauritania and Uganda?
- 0.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uganda?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Mauritania and Uganda rank globally for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Mauritania ranks 27th 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.