Child stunting in Afghanistan
44.6% of children under five in Afghanistan were stunted in 2022.
Afghanistan, 2022
44.6%
Change from 2018
+6.4percentage points
Child stunting in Afghanistan over time
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Afghanistan
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 44.6% |
| 2018 | 38.2% |
| 2013 | 40.4% |
| 2004 | 59.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 38.2% in 2018, a change of +6.4 percentage points.
- Since 1997, when it was 53.2%, the figure has changed by −8.6 percentage points.
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All statistics for Afghanistan
Prevalence of undernourishment
27.8%
2024 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
53.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
53.3 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
42
2023 · WHO