Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 22.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Eswatini, 2000–2021
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 2021, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Eswatini stood at 22.7%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Eswatini peaked at 38.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2021.
That places Eswatini 43rd out of 83 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.9% | — |
| 2006 | 32.7% | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.8% | 32.7% | 38.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 29.2% | 34.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More gender data for Eswatini
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 409.82 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2852 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 14,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 14,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 13,911 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 14,238 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Eswatini?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Eswatini was 22.7% in 2021, 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2021.
- How does Eswatini rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Eswatini ranks 43rd out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.