Child stunting in Madagascar
39.8% of children under five in Madagascar were stunted in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1992.
Madagascar, 2021
39.8%
Change from 2018
−1.8percentage points
Child stunting in Madagascar 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 | Madagascar |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 39.8% |
| 2018 | 41.6% |
| 2012 | 48.9% |
| 2011 | 49.9% |
| 2009 | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 52.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 41.6% in 2018, a change of −1.8 percentage points.
- Since 1992, when it was 60.5%, the figure has changed by −20.7 percentage points.
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41.8%
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Under-five mortality rate
62.4 per 1,000 live births
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
63.6 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.9 years
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Healthy life expectancy
56.4 years
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UHC service coverage
33
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