Afghanistan vs South-Eastern Asia: Children moderately or severely stunted

Afghanistan
2,850
in 2024
South-Eastern Asia
11,628
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
9th
South-Eastern Asia rank
9th

Children moderately or severely stunted over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South-Eastern Asia
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k200020122024

How they compare

South-Eastern Asia currently reports 11,628 against 2,850 in Afghanistan, a difference of 8,778.

That makes South-Eastern Asia's figure about 4.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, South-Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 9th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th of 147 countries.

South-Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South-Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 2,409 19,633 17,224 South-Eastern Asia
2010s 2,459 16,464 14,005 South-Eastern Asia
2020s 2,729 12,420 9,691 South-Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely stunted, Afghanistan or South-Eastern Asia?
South-Eastern Asia, at 11,628 against 2,850 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely stunted between Afghanistan and South-Eastern Asia?
8,778, with South-Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South-Eastern Asia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for children moderately or severely stunted?
Afghanistan ranks 9th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th of 147 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
198 places, 4,950 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed