Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Chad
Chad: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 34.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Chad, 1997–2022
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2022, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Chad stood at 34.8%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Chad peaked at 46.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2020.
Chad ranks 19th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 46.4% | — |
| 2000 | 40.9% | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +0.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 34.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.1%, 91% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Chad's 34.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.6%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.4% | 46.4% | 46.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 40.9% | 45.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 34.7% | 40.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 32.6% | 34.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More gender data for Chad
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,979 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.4 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,228 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,228 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 418,285 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 432,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 393,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 404,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 373,072 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Chad?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Chad was 34.8% in 2022, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2020.
- How does Chad rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Chad ranks 19th out of 83 countries with data for 2022.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.