Child stunting in South Sudan

31.3% of children under five in South Sudan were stunted in 2010.

Measure: Stunting in children under five Unit: % of children under 5 Data: 2006 to 2010 Source: World Bank
The latest value for South Sudan is for 2010. Most countries have figures for 2019.
South Sudan, 2010 31.3% % of children under 5
Change from 2006 −4.9percentage points 2006: 36.2%

Child stunting in South Sudan 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.

Stunting in children under five (% of children under 5), 2006 to 2010
Period South Sudan
2010 31.3%
2006 36.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 36.2% in 2006, a change of −4.9 percentage points.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.STNT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2006 to 2010 for South Sudan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates