Brazil vs Malawi: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted

Brazil
1.16 million
in 2024
Malawi
1.04 million
in 2024
Brazil rank
26th
Malawi rank
29th

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time

  • Brazil
  • Malawi
0500.0k1.0M1.5M200020122024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1.16 million against 1.04 million in Malawi, a difference of 126,400.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 29th of 162 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.