Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Guinea
Guinea: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 29.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Guinea, 1999–2022
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
The most recent figure for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Guinea is 29.1%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Guinea peaked at 42.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2022.
Guinea ranks 25th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 33.1% | — |
| 2005 | 42.0% | +26.9% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.1% | 33.1% | 33.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 35.8% | 42.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 32.2% | 34.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 29.1% | 29.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 22 Liberia 31.8% compare
- 23 Guinea-Bissau 31.4% compare
- 24 Cameroon 31.2% compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 29.1% compare
- 27 Mauritania 27.6% compare
- 28 Philippines 27.2% compare
- 28 Uganda 27.2% compare
More gender data for Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,504 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 230,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 238,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 224,170 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 231,148 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 220,197 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 226,786 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 216,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 222,856 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Guinea?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Guinea was 29.1% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2022.
- How does Guinea rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Guinea ranks 25th out of 83 countries with data for 2022.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.