Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 18.2% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Nicaragua, 1993–2012
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
Nicaragua recorded 18.2% for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Nicaragua peaked at 32.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2012.
That places Nicaragua 51st out of 83 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 31.2% | — |
| 1998 | 32.2% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 26.8% | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | -19.8% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 31.2% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 21.5% | 26.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More gender data for Nicaragua
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,949 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4088 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,493 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,493 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Nicaragua?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Nicaragua was 18.2% in 2012, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2012.
- How does Nicaragua rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Nicaragua ranks 51st out of 83 countries with data for 2012.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.