Afghanistan vs China: Children moderately or severely stunted
Afghanistan
2,850 num th
in 2024
China
2,351 num th
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
11th
China rank
14th
Children moderately or severely stunted over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2,850 num th against 2,351 num th in China, a difference of 499 num th.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and China ranks 14th of 163 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,409 num th | 11,816 num th | 9,407 num th | China |
| 2010s | 2,459 num th | 5,922 num th | 3,464 num th | China |
| 2020s | 2,729 num th | 3,130 num th | 400.82 num th | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children moderately or severely stunted, Afghanistan or China?
- Afghanistan, at 2,850 num th against 2,351 num th in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children moderately or severely stunted between Afghanistan and China?
- 499 num th, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and China ranks 14th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.