Prevalence of nutritional stunting in children under 5 years of age
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Height-for-age is a measure of nutritional stunting and is the best known indicator of the adverse outcomes associated with zinc deficiency in populations.
Data on stunting were derived from the most recent DHS and WHO surveys WHO and are based on the WHO Growth Reference Standards [2]. To find countries, use the alphabetical categories above.
As a preliminary step in estimating the global prevalence of zinc deficiency, the risk of zinc deficiency can be estimated for each country based on existing values for the national prevalence of stunting in pre-school children. A prevalence of stunting > 20% of the population is considered elevated and a public health concern.
| Country |
Stunting rate (%)
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Survey year
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Referencea
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| Afghanistan |
59.3
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2004
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WHO
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| Albania |
27
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2005
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WHO
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| Algeria |
23.3
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2002
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WHO
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| Angola |
50.8
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2001
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WHO
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| Argentina |
8.2
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2005
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WHO
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| Armenia |
18.2
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2005
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WHO
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| Azerbaijan |
26.8
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2006
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WHO
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| Bahrain |
13.6
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1995
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WHO
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| Bangladesh |
43.2
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2007
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WHO
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| Barbados |
10.2
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1981
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WHO
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| Belarus |
4.5
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2005
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WHO
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| Belize |
22.2
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2006
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WHO
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| Benin |
44.7
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2006
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WHO
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| Bhutan |
47.7
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1999
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WHO
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| Bolivia |
27.2
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2008
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WHO
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
11.8
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2006
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WHO
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| Botswana |
29.1
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2000
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WHO
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| Brazil |
7.1
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2007
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WHO
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| Bulgaria |
8.8
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2004
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WHO
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| Burkina Faso |
44.5
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2006
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WHO
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| Burundi |
64.1
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2000
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WHO
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| Country |
Stunting rate (%)
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Survey year
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Referencea
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| Cambodia |
39.5
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2008
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WHO
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| Cameroon |
36.4
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2006
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WHO
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| Cape Verde |
21.4
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1994
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WHO
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| Central African Republic |
44.6
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2000
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WHO
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| Chad |
44.8
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2004
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WHO
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| Chile |
2
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2008
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WHO
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| China |
11.7
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2005
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WHO
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| Colombia |
16.2
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2005
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WHO
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| Comoros |
46.9
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2000
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WHO
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| Congo |
31.2
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2005
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WHO
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| Costa Rica |
9
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1996
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WHO
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| Côte d'Ivoire |
40.1
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2006
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WHO
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| Croatia |
0.8
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1996
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NCHS
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| Cuba |
3.7
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2005
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WHO
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| Czech Republic |
2.6
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2002
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WHO
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| Country |
Stunting rate (%)
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Survey year
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Referencea
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| Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
44.7
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2002
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WHO
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| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
45.8
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2007
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WHO
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| Djibouti |
26.5
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2002
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WHO
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| Dominican Republic |
10.1
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2007
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WHO
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| Ecuador |
29
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2004
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WHO
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| Egypt |
30.7
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2008
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WHO
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El Salvador Equatorial Guinia |
24.6
35.0
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2003
2004
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WHO
WHO
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| Eritrea |
43.7
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2002
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WHO
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| Ethiopia |
50.7
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2005
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WHO
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| Fiji |
2.7
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1993
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WHO
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| Gabon |
26.3
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2001
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WHO
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| Gambia |
27.6
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2006
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WHO
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| Georgia |
14.7
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2005
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WHO
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| Germany |
1.3
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2006
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WHO
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| Ghana |
28.6
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2008
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WHO
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| Guatemala |
54.3
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2002
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WHO
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| Guinea |
40
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2008
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WHO
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| Guinea-Bissau |
47.7
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2007
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WHO
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| Guyana |
18.2
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2007
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WHO
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| Country |
Stunting rate (%)
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Survey year
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Referencea
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| Haiti |
29.7
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2006
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WHO
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| Honduras |
29.9
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2006
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WHO
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| Hungary |
3.3
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1988
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WHO
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| India |
47.9
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2006
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WHO
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| Indonesia |
40.1
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2007
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WHO
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| Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
15.4
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1998
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NHCS
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| Iraq |
27.5
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2006
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WHO
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| Italy |
4.3
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1977
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NHCS
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| Jamaica |
3.7
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2007
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WHO
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| Japan |
8.3
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1981
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NHCS
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| Jordan |
8.3
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2009
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WHO
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| Kazakhstan |
17.5
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2006
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WHO
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| Kenya |
35.2
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2009
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WHO
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| Kiribati |
28.3
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1985
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NHCS
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| Kuwait |
3.8
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2009
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WHO
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| Kyrgyzstan |
18.1
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2006
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WHO
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| Country |
Stunting rate (%)
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Survey year
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Referencea
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| Lao People's Democratic Republic |
47.6
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2006
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WHO
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| Lebanon |
16.5
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2004
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WHO
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| Lesotho |
45.2
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2004
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WHO
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| Liberia |
39.4
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2007
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WHO
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| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
21
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2007
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WHO
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| Madagascar |
49.2
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2009
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WHO
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| Malawi |
53.2
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2006
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WHO
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| Malaysia |
15.6
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1999
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NHCS
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| Maldives |
31.9
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2001
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WHO
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| Mali |
38.5
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2006
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WHO
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| Mauritania |
24.2
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2008
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WHO
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| Mauritius |
9.7
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1995
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NHCS
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| Mexico |
15.5
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2006
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WHO
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| Mongolia |
27.5
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2005
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WHO
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| Montenegro |
7.9
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2006
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WHO
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| Morocco |
23.1
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2004
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WHO
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| Mozambique |
47.5
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2003
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WHO
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| Myanmar |
40.6
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2003
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WHO
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| Country |
Stunting rate (%)
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Survey year
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Referencea
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| Namibia |
29.6
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2007
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WHO
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| Nepal |
49.3
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2006
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WHO
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| Netherlands |
1.8
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1980
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WHO
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| Nicaragua |
18.8
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2005
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WHO
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| Niger |
54.8
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2006
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WHO
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| Nigeria |
41.0
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2008
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WHO
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| Oman |
12.9
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1999
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WHO
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| Pakistan |
41.5
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2001
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WHO
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| Panama |
21.5
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1997
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WHO
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| Papua New Guinea |
43.9
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2005
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WHO
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| Paraguay |
18.3
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1990
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WHO
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| Peru |
28.2
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2008
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WHO
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| Philippines |
33.8
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2003
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WHO
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| Qatar |
8.1
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1995
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NHCS
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Republic of Moldova Romania |
11.3
12.8
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2005
2002
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WHO
WHO
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| Rwanda |
51.7
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2005
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WHO
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| Country |
Stunting rate (%)
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Survey year
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Referencea
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| Saint Lucia |
10.8
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1976
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NHCS
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| Samoa |
4.2
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1999
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NHCS
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| Sao Tome and Principe |
29.3
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2009
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WHO
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| Saudi Arabia |
9.3
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2005
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WHO
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| Senegal |
20.1
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2005
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WHO
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| Serbia |
8.1
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2006
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WHO
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| Seychelles |
5.1
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1988
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WHO
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| Sierra Leone |
37.4
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2008
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WHO
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| Singapore |
4.4
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2000
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WHO
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| Solomon Islands |
32.8
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2007
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WHO
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| Somalia |
42.1
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2006
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WHO
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| South Africa |
24.9
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1999
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NCHS
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| Sri Lanka |
19.2
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2009
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WHO
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| Sudan |
37.9
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2006
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WHO
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| Suriname |
10.7
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2006
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WHO
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| Swaziland |
29.5
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2007
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WHO
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| Syrian Arab Republic |
28.6
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2006
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WHO
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| Country |
Stunting rate (%)
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Survey year
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Referencea
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| Tajikistan |
33.1
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2005
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WHO
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| Thailand |
15.7
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2006
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WHO
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| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
11.5
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2005
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WHO
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| Timor-Leste |
55.7
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2002
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WHO
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| Togo |
27.8
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2006
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WHO
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| Tonga |
1.3
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1986
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NHCS
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| Trinidad and Tobago |
5.3
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2000
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WHO
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| Tunisia |
9.0
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2006
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WHO
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| Turkey |
15.6
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2004
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WHO
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| Turkmenistan |
22.3
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2000
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NHCS
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| Uganda |
38.7
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2006
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WHO
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| Ukraine |
22.9
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2000
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WHO
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| United Republic of Tanzania |
44.4
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2005
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WHO
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| United States of America |
3.9
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2004
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WHO
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| Uruguay |
13.9
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2004
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WHO
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| Uzbekistan |
19.6
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2006
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WHO
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| Vanuatu |
25.9
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2007
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WHO
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| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
15.6
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2007
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WHO
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| Vietnam |
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43.4
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2000
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WHO
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West Bank +Gaza Strip Yemen |
11.8
57.7
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2007
2003
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WHO
WHO
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| Zambia |
45.8
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2007
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WHO
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| Zimbabwe |
35.8
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2006
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WHO
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Footnotes:
a Data analyzed according to the WHO Growth Standard [2] or the NCHS growth reference [3]
b Angola is limited to secured territories (respresents ∼65% of population)
References
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WHO Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition. http://www.who.int/gdgm/p-child_pdf/ Accessed 10-Dec-2010. |
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2.
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WHO Child Growth Standards. http://www.who.int/childgrowth/en/index.html |
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National Centre for Health Statistics (NCHS)/WHO growth reference, 1977 |
Last updated December 2010
