China vs Eastern Africa: Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled)
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) over time
- China
- Eastern Africa
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 23.3 million No against 2.4 million No in China, a difference of 20.9 million No.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 9.7 times China's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.
China ranks 12th and Eastern Africa ranks 10th of 96 countries.
Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Eastern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.83 million No | 24.37 million No | 12.54 million No | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 5.93 million No | 23.26 million No | 17.33 million No | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 3.14 million No | 22.66 million No | 19.52 million No | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled), China or Eastern Africa?
- Eastern Africa, at 23.3 million No against 2.4 million No in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) between China and Eastern Africa?
- 20.9 million No, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eastern Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do China and Eastern Africa rank globally for number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled)?
- China ranks 12th and Eastern Africa ranks 10th of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled estimates) (million) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.