Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Mongolia
Mongolia: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 10.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Mongolia, 1999–2018
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 Mongolia is 10.9%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Mongolia peaked at 32.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2016.
Mongolia ranks 67th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.3% | — |
| 2000 | 31.4% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -41.4% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -35.1% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.3% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 27.1% | 31.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 9.0% | 17.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More gender data for Mongolia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,010 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 33,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 33,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 34,641 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Mongolia?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Mongolia was 10.9% in 2018, 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2016.
- How does Mongolia rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Mongolia ranks 67th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.