Child stunting in Papua New Guinea
49.5% of children under five in Papua New Guinea were stunted in 2010.
The latest value for Papua New Guinea is for 2010. Most countries have figures for 2019.
Papua New Guinea, 2010
49.5%
Change from 2005
+5.6percentage points
Child stunting in Papua New Guinea over time
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Papua New Guinea
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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 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 49.5% |
| 2005 | 43.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 43.9% in 2005, a change of +5.6 percentage points.
- Since 1983, when it was 46.0%, the figure has changed by +3.5 percentage points.
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All statistics for Papua New Guinea
Prevalence of undernourishment
30.5%
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Under-five mortality rate
39.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
12.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
59.0 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
32
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