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Child stunting

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Facts you should know about Child stunting :

  • 0.30% of total deaths around the world are due to Child stunting
  • Generally, deaths due to Child stunting are seen in age group of Under 5 years
  • Chad's 0.0274% population dies due to Child stunting
  • India is highest in terms of number of deaths with average 38011 per year
  • In Year 2016, 162189 people died due to Child stunting (around the world), out of which 23.44% are in India
  • 162189 deaths are seen in age group of Under 5 years
  • Nil deaths are seen in age group of 5-14 years
  • Nil deaths are seen in age group of 15-49 years
  • Nil deaths are seen in age group of 50-69 years
  • Nil deaths are seen in age group of 70+ years

This research was last updated on .
Source and Reference of this Data

This below graph represents Top 10 countries with highest number of deaths due to Child stunting



This below table represents number of deaths in all countries due to Child stunting :

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Rank Country Count
1India38011
2Nigeria24148
3Pakistan8389
4Ethiopia7811
5Democratic Republic of Congo7318
6Niger4492
7Chad3961
8Afghanistan3958
9Madagascar3929
10Indonesia3414
11Tanzania3197
12South Sudan2577
13Uganda2380
14Burundi2277
15Bangladesh2118
16Cote d'Ivoire2087
17Angola2057
18Kenya2025
19Burkina Faso1954
20Mozambique1941
21Cameroon1912
22Philippines1731
23Malawi1628
24Mali1623
25Zambia1550
26Egypt1464
27Yemen1358
28Guinea1247
29Central African Republic1237
30Sudan1235
31Benin1197
32Sierra Leone1112
33China1103
34Somalia1084
35Zimbabwe1046
36South Africa826
37Myanmar720
38Rwanda705
39Laos686
40Senegal648
41Iraq635
42Guatemala626
43Papua New Guinea615
44Nepal548
45Uzbekistan500
46Cambodia486
47Tajikistan461
48Haiti434
49Ghana412
50Liberia399
51North Korea365
52Mexico332
53Eritrea331
54Vietnam278
55Brazil261
56Togo236
57Peru214
58Bolivia200
59Lesotho181
60Congo160
61Azerbaijan142
62Guinea-Bissau142
63Mauritania133
64Morocco120
65Swaziland108
66Gambia103
67Ecuador102
68Russia91
69Turkmenistan84
70Iran81
71Namibia79
72Kyrgyzstan75
73Venezuela72
74Timor71
75Colombia67
76Algeria60
77Turkey58
78Djibouti51
79Syria50
80Honduras48
81Romania36
82Dominican Republic33
83Nicaragua32
84Thailand32
85Kazakhstan31
86Comoros31
87Mongolia31
88Argentina29
89Gabon28
90Malaysia27
91Botswana25
92Panama20
93Ukraine19
94United States19
95El Salvador16
96Jordan15
97Paraguay13
98Equatorial Guinea12
99Palestine11
100Armenia11
101Sri Lanka11
102Bhutan10
103Solomon Islands9
104Albania9
105Japan6
106Vanuatu6
107Libya6
108Tunisia5
109Bulgaria5
110Georgia5
111Sao Tome and Principe4
112Saudi Arabia4
113Jamaica4
114United Kingdom4
115Poland4
116Fiji3
117Cuba3
118Moldova3
119Guyana3
120Kiribati3
121Oman3
122Uruguay2
123Serbia2
124Suriname2
125Cape Verde2
126United Arab Emirates2
127Lebanon2
128Costa Rica2
129Chile2
130South Korea1
131Slovakia1
132Taiwan1
133Belize1
134Canada1
135France1
136Belarus1
137Australia1
138Kuwait1
139Macedonia1
140Mauritius1
141Hungary1
142Germany1
143Marshall Islands1
144Puerto Rico1
145Bosnia and Herzegovina1
146Italy1
147Spain0
148Samoa0
149Qatar0
150Bahamas0
151Lithuania0
152Czech Republic0
153Israel0
154Micronesia0
155Singapore0
156Bahrain0
157Tonga0
158New Zealand0
159Maldives0
160Guam0
161Brunei0
162Croatia0
163Greece0
164Portugal0
165Latvia0
166Belgium0
167Trinidad and Tobago0
168Montenegro0
169Netherlands0
170Grenada0
171Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0
172Barbados0
173Estonia0
174Seychelles0
175Sweden0
176Switzerland0
177Dominica0
178Antigua and Barbuda0
179Denmark0
180Samoa0
181Ireland0
182Austria0
183Slovenia0
184Saint Lucia0
185Norway0
186Mariana Islnads0
187United States Virgin Islands0
188Cyprus0
189Finland0
190Greenland0
191Bermuda0
192Malta0
193Luxembourg0
194Iceland0
195Andorra0

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