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Email this page Printer friendly Last update: Nov 2009 Stunting: Nutritional status according to the NCHS/WHO/CDC reference Download File Country Year Age Stunting Source Moderate & severe Severe Afghanistan 2003-04 6-59 months 54 25 National Micronutrient Survey 2004, Tables 5.1-5.3. Albania 2005 0-59 months 22 9 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Algeria 2006 0-59 months 11 3 MICS 2006, Preliminary report, Table NU.1, p. 38 Andorra - - Angola 2001 0-59 months 45 22 MICS 2001, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ. Antigua and Barbuda - - Argentina 2005-06 6-59 months 4 - Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición y Salud 2005-06, Datos preliminares, Ministerio de Salud y Ambiente. Armenia 2005 0-59 months 13 3 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 12.1, p. 140. Australia - - Austria - - Azerbaijan 2006 0-59 months 21 9 DHS 2006, Final report, Table C.7, p. 263 Bahamas - - Bahrain 1995 0-59 months 10 3 Family Health Survey, Final Report, p.192. Bangladesh 2007 0-59 months 36 12 DHS 2007, Final report, Table D.1, p. 263 Barbados - - Belarus 2005 0-59 months 3 1 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Belgium - - Belize 2006 0-59 months 18 5 MICS 2006, Final report, Table NU. 1, p. 54 Benin 2006 0-59 months 38 18 DHS 2006, Final report, Table C.7, p. 353 Bhutan 1999 6-59 months 40 15 National Anthropometric Survey of Under-Five Children in Bhutan 1999, Ministry of Health, Division of Health Services, with additional analysis by WHO. Bolivia 2008 0-59 months 22 5 DHS 2008, Preliminary report, Table 5.4, p. 23 Bosnia Herzegovina 2005 0-59 months 7 3 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Botswana 2000 0-59 months 23 8 MICS 2000, Final Report, Table 13, p. 47. Brazil - - Brunei Darussalam - - Bulgaria - - Burkina Faso 2007 0-59 months 36 EA-QUIBB 2007, Table 5.9, p. 124 Burundi 2005 0-59 months 53 26 ISTEEBU, Rapport de l'Enquête Nationale de Nutrition de la Population 2005, Table 7, p. 24 Cambodia 2005 0-59 months 37 13 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 15.1, p. 167. Cameroon 2006 0-59 months 30 13 MICS 2006, Final report, Table NU.1, p. 123 Canada - - Cape Verde 2006 6-59 months 12 4 Questionário Unificado de Indicadores Básicos de Bem-Estar, INE, 2006, Tab 27 Central Africa Rep. 2006 0-59 months 38 19 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Chad 2004 0-59 months 41 23 DHS 2004, Final Report, Table 12.5, pp. 204-5. Chile 2006 0-71 months 1 - Ministerio de Salud. Departamento de Estadísticas de Salud. Anexo Salud2 China 2005 0-59 months 11 - The Report on 2005 Food and Nutrition Surveillance & Mid-term Evaluation for NPA, China CDC, Table 1, p. 3. Colombia 2005 3-59 months 12 2 DHS 2005, Final Report, Tables 11.9.1 and 11.9.2, pp. 269-270. Comoros 2004 0-59 months 44 - Enquête Intégrale Auprès des Ménages (EIM) 2004, Table 10, p. 19. Congo 2005 0-59 months 26 11 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 11.10, p. 173. Congo, Dem. Rep. 2007 0-59 months 40 20 DHS 2007, Final report, Table C.7, p. 352 Cook Islands - - Costa Rica 1996 0-71 months 6 2 National Nutrition Survey 1996, Ministry of Health. Cote d'Ivoire 2006 0-59 months 34 16 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Croatia 1995-96 12-59 months 1 - Growth Monitoring of Pre-School Children 1997, UNICEF, Tables 1-3. Cuba 2005 0-59 months 5 - National Survey of the Nutrition and Food Hygiene Institute 2005 Cyprus - - Czech Republic - - Denmark - - Djibouti 2007 6-59 months 22 6 Rapport d'enquête sur l’état de nutrition des enfants de 6 à 59 mois en République de Djibouti, Tables 3.3.1.1, 3.3.1.2, pp. 25-26 Dominica - - Dominican Republic 2007 0-59 months 7 2 DHS 2007, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ May 2009 Ecuador 2004 0-59 months 23 6 CEPAR, ENDEMAIN 2004, Tables 12.9 & 12.11. Egypt 2008 0-59 months 25 11 DHS 2008, Final report, Table E.1, p. 317 (Appendix E) El Salvador 2008 3-59 months 15 - FESAL 2008, Abstract report, p. 32 Equatorial Guinea 2000 0-59 months 39 20 MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ. Eritrea 2002 0-59 months 38 16 DHS 2002, Final Report, Table 10.10, p.179. Estonia - - Ethiopia 2005 0-59 months 47 24 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 11.11, p. 160. Fiji - - Finland - - France - - Gabon 2000 0-59 months 21 7 DHS 2000, Final report, p. 170. Gambia 2006 0-59 months 22 8 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Georgia 2005 0-59 months 10 5 MICS 2005, Final report, Table NU.1, p. 7 Germany - - Ghana 2006 0-59 months 22 7 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Greece - - Grenada - - Guatemala 2002 3-59 months 49 21 Encuesta Nacional de Salud, Materno Infantil (ENSMI) 2002, p.193-94. Guinea 2008 0-59 months 36 18 Enquête Nationale sur l'état nutritionnel et le suivi des indicateurs de Survie de l'Enfant (ENENSE), Table 6.11a Guinea Bissau 2006 0-59 months 41 20 MICS 2006, Final report, Table NU.1, p.108 Guyana 2006 0-59 months 14 5 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, June 2008 Haiti 2006 0-59 months 24 8 DHS 2006, Final Report, Table 11.12, p. 166 Holy See - - Honduras 2005-06 0-59 months 25 7 DHS 2006, Final Report, Table 11.6, p. 192. Hungary - - Iceland - - India 2005-06 0-59 months 43 20 National Family Health Survey 2005-06, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ September 2008 Indonesia - - Iran 2004 0-59 months 5 - Anthropometric and Nutrition Indicators Survey 2004 Iraq 2006 0-59 months 21 8 MICS 2006, Final report, Table NU.1, p. 82 Ireland - - Israel - - Italy - - Jamaica 2004 0-59 months 3 - Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions 2004, Interim Report, Tables D1-D5. Japan - - Jordan 2002 0-59 months 9 2 DHS 2002, Final Report, Table 10.7, p. 133. Kazakhstan 2006 0-59 months 13 4 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Kenya 2005-2006 6-59 months 35 15 Kenya Integrated Houshold Budget Survey (KIHBS), Table 6, p. 106 Kiribati - - Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2004 0-71 months 37 12 National Nutrition Assessment 2004, Table 11, p. 29. Korea, Republic of - - Kuwait 1996 0-59 months 24 12 Kuwait Family Health Survey, Final Report, p. 192. Kyrgystan 2006 0-59 months 14 4 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Lao People's Dem. Rep 2006 0-59 months 40 16 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, June 2008 Latvia - - Lebanon 2004 0-59 months 11 - PAPFAM 2004, Table 12, p. 34. Lesotho 2004 0-59 months 38 15 DHS 2004, Final Report, Table 10.12, p. 174. Liberia 2007 0-59 months 35 17 DHS 2007, Final report, Table C.7, pp. 278-279 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1995 0-59 months 15 5 PAPCHILD, MCH Survey 1995, Principle Report, pp. 36, 38-39. Liechtenstein - - Lithuania - - Luxembourg - - Macedonia 2006 0-59 months 9 2 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Madagascar 2003-04 0-59 months 48 23 DHS 2003-04, Final Report, Table 9.14, p. 183. Malawi 2006 0-59 months 46 21 MICS 2006, Final report, Table 6.1a-b, pp. 46-47 Malaysia - - Maldives 2001 0-59 months 25 11 MICS 2001, Table 5.5. Mali 2006 0-59 months 34 16 DHS 2006, Final report, Table C.7, p. 366 Malta - - Marshall Islands - - Mauritania 2008 6-59 months 27 10 Enquête rapidee sur la nutrition et la survie de l'enfant en Mauritanie avril 2008, Rapport Final, Table 7, p. 25 Mauritius 1995 0-59 months 10 3 Survey on Nutrition in Mauritius and Rodrigues 1995, Final Report, Ministry of Health. Mexico 2005 0-59 months 13 - Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2006, p. 89. Micronesia (Federated States of) - - Moldova 2005 0-59 months 8 2 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 11.10, p. 155. Monaco - - Mongolia 2005 0-59 months 21 6 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Montenegro 2005 0-59 months 5 2 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Morocco 2003-04 0-59 months 18 7 DHS 2003-04, Final Report, Table 10.8, pp. 145-6. Mozambique 2008 0-59 months 44 18 MICS 2008, Statistical Table NU.1 Myanmar 2003 0-59 months 32 14 MICS 2003, Table 13, p. 39. Namibia 2006 0-59 months 24 7 DHS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ May 2009 Nauru - - Nepal 2006 0-59 months 43 15 DHS 2006, Final Report, p. 193 (footnote) Netherlands - - New Zealand - - Nicaragua 2006-07 0-59 months 17 4 DHS 2006-07, Preliminary report, Table 11, p. 44 Niger 2008 6-59 months 39 14 Nutrition et Survie de l'Enfant, Annexe 7, Tables 7, 12 Nigeria 2008 0-59 months 37 20 DHS 2008, Preliminary report, Table 10, p. 23 Niue - - Norway - - Occupied Palestinian Territory 2006 0-59 months 10 3 Palestinian Family Health Survey 2006, Preliminary Report, Tables 20-22, pp. 52-54. Oman 1998 0-59 months 10 2 National PEM Survey 1998, Ministry of Health, WHO, UNICEF, with additional WHO analysis. Pakistan 2001-02 0-59 months 37 18 National Nutrition Survey 2001-02, Final Report (Draft), pp. 41-2. Palau - - Panama 1997 0-59 months 18 6 Encuesta de Niveles de Vida 1997, Ministerio de Economica y Finanzas. Papua New Guinea 2005 6-59 months 36 14 National Micronutrient Survey 2005, Tables 3.1.1-3.1.6, pp. 12-19 Paraguay 2005 0-59 months 14 - Análisis de la situación de salud infantil y antropometría en menores de 5 años. Paraguay EPH 2005. Marta Cristina Sanabria. Informe de consultoría. PNUD Paraguay. Table 8, p. 38 Peru 2004-06 0-59 months 30 9 DHS 2004-06, Final report, Table 10.9.1, p. 168 Philippines 2003 0-59 months 30 - National Nutrition Surveys (ENRI) 2003, Preliminary Report. Poland - - Portugal - - Qatar 1995 0-71 months 8 - National Nutritional Assessment 1996. Romania 2002 0-59 months 10 3 National Nutrition Survey 2002. Russian Federation 1995 0-59 months 13 7 Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey 1995, UNC Chapel Hill. Rwanda 2005 0-59 months 45 19 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 10.12, p. 149. Saint Kitts and Nevis - - Saint Lucia - - Saint Vincent and Grenadines - - Samoa - - San Marino - - Sao Tome and Principe 2006 0-59 months 23 10 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Saudi Arabia 1996 0-59 months 20 7 Family Health Survey 1996, Final Report, p. 191. Senegal 2005 0-59 months 16 5 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table.10.13, p. 204. Serbia 2005 0-59 months 6 1 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Seychelles - - Sierra Leone 2005 0-59 months 40 20 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Singapore 2000 0-59 months 2 0 WHO Database, citing National Healthcare Group Polyclinics Anthropometric Growth Charts for Singapore Preschool Children 2000. Slovakia - - Slovenia - - Solomon Islands 1989 - - PIC Regional MDG Goals Report 2004, quoted in "WFFC +5 Report 2007" Somalia 2006 0-59 months 38 21 MICS 2006, Final report, Table NU.1, p. 79 South Africa 2003 0-59 months 27 12 DHS 2003, Final report, Table 8.6, p. 150 Spain - - Sri Lanka 2000 3-59 months 14 - DHS 2000, Final Report, Table 9.9, p. 200 Sudan 2006 0-59 months 33 15 Sudan Household Health Survey 2006, Table 6.1, p. 59 Suriname 2006 0-59 months 8 1 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, June 2008 Swaziland 2006-07 0-59 months 24 - DHS 2006-07, Preliminary findings, p. 2 Sweden - - Switzerland - - Syria 2006 0-59 months 22 10 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Tajikistan 2007 0-59 months 34 15 LSMS 2007, Table 2.1, p. 13 Tanzania 2004-05 0-59 months 38 13 DHS 2004-05, Final Report, Table 11.11, pp. 198-9. Thailand 2005-06 0-59 months 12 2 MICS 2005-06, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Timor-Leste 2007 0-59 months 54 24 Final Statistical Abstract: Timor-Leste Survey of Living Standards 2007, National Statistics Directorate, Table 6.61~6.67, pp. 184~190 Togo 2008 0-59 months 21 6 National survey on Nutrition, Mortality and Feeding Practice 2008, Tables Y1-Y3, pp. 78-79 Tonga - - Trinidad & Tobago 2000 0-59 months 4 2 MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ. Tunisia 2006 0-59 months 6 1 MICS 2006, Final report, Table 16, pp. 62-63 Turkey 2008 0-59 months 10 3 DHS 2008, Preliminary report, Table 21, p. 29 Turkmenistan 2005 0-59 months 15 4 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Tuvalu - - Uganda 2006 0-59 months 32 12 DHS 2006, Final report, Table D.1, pp. 337-338 Ukraine 2002 6-39 months 3 1 National Micronutrients Survey 2004. United Arab Emirates 1995 0-59 months 17 7 Family Health Survey 1995, Final Report, p. 190. United Kingdom - - United States 1999-02 24-59 months 1 0 WHO Database citing Hedley AA et al, "Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among US Children, Adolescents and Adults 1999-2002" JAMA 2004, 291:2847-50. Uruguay 2002 0-59 months 11 3 SISVEN - Ministerio de Salud Pública 2002 Uzbekistan 2006 0-59 months 15 4 MICS 2006, Final report, Table 7, p. 78 Vanuatu 2007 0-59 months 20 7 MICS 2007, Final report, Table NU.1, p. 22 Venezuela 2005 0-59 months 12 - Ministerio de Planificación y Desarrollo (MPD), Sistema Integrado de Indicadores Sociales para Venezuela, 2008. Viet Nam 2006 0-59 months 36 15 MICS 2006, Final report, Table NU.1, p. 137 Yemen 2003 0-59 months 53 31 Family Health Survey 2003, Tables 12.1-12.3, pp. 127-28. Zambia 2007 0-59 months 39 16 DHS 2007, Final report, Table D.1, p. 352 Zimbabwe 2005-06 0-59 months 29 11 DHS 2005-06, Final report, Table 11.12, p. 168

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