Child stunting in Sudan

38.2% of children under five in Sudan were stunted in 2014.

Measure: Stunting in children under five Unit: % of children under 5 Data: 2006 to 2014 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Sudan is for 2014. Most countries have figures for 2019.
Sudan, 2014 38.2% % of children under 5
Change from 2010 +4.1percentage points 2010: 34.1%

Child stunting in 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 2014
Period Sudan
2014 38.2%
2010 34.1%
2006 38.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 34.1% in 2010, a change of +4.1 percentage points.
  • Since 2006, when it was 38.3%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.

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 2014 for 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