Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 43.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Madagascar, 1992–2021
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 Madagascar stood at 43.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Madagascar peaked at 63.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 2021.
Madagascar ranks 7th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 63.7% | — |
| 1997 | 59.1% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 54.3% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 50.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 44.6% | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.4% | 59.1% | 63.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 51.5% | 54.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 44.6% | 51.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 43.6% | 43.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 4 East Timor 48.6% compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 47.2% compare
- 6 Guatemala 47.1% compare
- 8 Mozambique 40.9% compare
- 9 Central African Republic 40.8% compare
- 10 Ethiopia 39.8% compare
More gender data for Madagascar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,788 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 483,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 498,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 473,008 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 486,670 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 464,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 477,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 456,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 468,776 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Madagascar?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Madagascar was 43.6% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Madagascar ranks 7th out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.