Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Liberia
Liberia: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 31.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Liberia, 2000–2019
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 Liberia is 31.8%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Liberia peaked at 48.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 2019.
Liberia ranks 22nd of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.9% | — |
| 2007 | 42.2% | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 40.7% | 48.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 31.8% | 41.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 19 Chad 34.8% compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 34.6% compare
- 21 Tanzania, United Republic of 33.3% compare
- 23 Guinea-Bissau 31.4% compare
- 24 Cameroon 31.2% compare
- 25 Guinea 29.1% compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 29.1% compare
More gender data for Liberia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,348 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9574 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 81,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 83,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 81,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 77,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 79,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 76,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 78,339 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Liberia?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Liberia was 31.8% in 2019, 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Liberia ranks 22nd out of 83 countries with data for 2019.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.