Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Senegal
Senegal: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 18.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Senegal, 1986–2023
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
Senegal recorded 18.5% for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Senegal peaked at 32.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2014.
Senegal ranks 49th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 31.7% | — |
| 1993 | 32.4% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 30.3% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 29.1% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -28.2% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +34.9% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -38.7% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +27.5% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 30.3% | 32.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 20.9% | 29.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 15.3% | 28.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More gender data for Senegal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,600 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 263,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 269,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 257,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 263,988 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 250,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 258,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 240,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 253,004 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Senegal?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Senegal was 18.5% in 2023, 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Senegal ranks 49th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.