Afghanistan vs Sudan: Children moderately or severely stunted

Afghanistan
2,850 num th
in 2024
Sudan
2,703 num th
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
11th
Sudan rank
12th

Children moderately or severely stunted over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sudan
01.0k2.0k3.0k200020122024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 2,850 num th against 2,703 num th in Sudan, a difference of 147 num th.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 12th of 163 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 2,409 num th 2,047 num th 361.48 num th Afghanistan
2010s 2,459 num th 2,287 num th 171.5 num th Afghanistan
2020s 2,729 num th 2,605 num th 123.58 num th Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely stunted, Afghanistan or Sudan?
Afghanistan, at 2,850 num th against 2,703 num th in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely stunted between Afghanistan and Sudan?
147 num th, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for children moderately or severely stunted?
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 12th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands)
Unit
num th
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