Eastern Asia vs Egypt: Children moderately or severely stunted

Eastern Asia
2,918 num th
in 2024
Egypt
1,525 num th
in 2024
Eastern Asia rank
16th
Egypt rank
17th

Children moderately or severely stunted over time

  • Eastern Asia
  • Egypt
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k200020122024

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 2,918 num th against 1,525 num th in Egypt, a difference of 1,393 num th.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 1.9 times Egypt's.

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

Eastern Asia ranks 16th and Egypt ranks 17th of 41 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia Egypt Difference Ahead
2000s 13,182 num th 2,551 num th 10,631 num th Eastern Asia
2010s 6,755 num th 2,496 num th 4,259 num th Eastern Asia
2020s 3,736 num th 1,636 num th 2,100 num th Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely stunted, Eastern Asia or Egypt?
Eastern Asia, at 2,918 num th against 1,525 num th in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely stunted between Eastern Asia and Egypt?
1,393 num th, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Egypt?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Eastern Asia and Egypt rank globally for children moderately or severely stunted?
Eastern Asia ranks 16th and Egypt ranks 17th of 41 groups.
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