Child stunting in Bangladesh
23.6% of children under five in Bangladesh were stunted in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1986.
Bangladesh, 2022
23.6%
Change from 2019
−4.4percentage points
Child stunting in Bangladesh over time
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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 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 23.6% |
| 2019 | 28.0% |
| 2018 | 30.9% |
| 2015 | 35.0% |
| 2014 | 36.2% |
| 2013 | 42.0% |
| 2012 | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 41.3% |
| 2007 | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 45.1% |
| 2005 | 46.2% |
| 2004 | 50.5% |
| 2003 | 47.8% |
| 2002 | 51.4% |
| 2001 | 53.2% |
| 2000 | 51.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 28.0% in 2019, a change of −4.4 percentage points.
- Since 2005, when it was 46.2%, the figure has changed by −22.6 percentage points.
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Under-five mortality rate
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
74.7 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
17.5 years
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Healthy life expectancy
62.4 years
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UHC service coverage
54
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