Child stunting in Myanmar
26.7% of children under five in Myanmar were stunted in 2018. The value for 2018 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Myanmar, 2018
26.7%
Change from 2016
−2.7percentage points
Child stunting in Myanmar 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 | Myanmar |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 26.7% |
| 2016 | 29.4% |
| 2009 | 35.1% |
| 2003 | 42.7% |
| 2000 | 40.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 29.4% in 2016, a change of −2.7 percentage points.
- Since 1991, when it was 53.6%, the figure has changed by −26.9 percentage points.
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Under-five mortality rate
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.9 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.4 years
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Healthy life expectancy
60.6 years
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UHC service coverage
52
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