Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Uganda
Uganda: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 27.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Uganda, 1988–2022
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 2022, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Uganda stood at 27.2%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Uganda peaked at 51.7% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2022.
Uganda ranks 28th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 51.7% | — |
| 1995 | 48.9% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 47.5% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 40.9% | 47.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 30.6% | 37.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 27.2% | 30.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More gender data for Uganda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 23,854 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 827,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 796,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 813,694 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Uganda?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Uganda was 27.2% in 2022, 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 1988.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Uganda ranks 28th out of 83 countries with data for 2022.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.