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

Chad
1.16 million
in 2024
Malawi
1.04 million
in 2024
Chad rank
27th
Malawi rank
29th

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time

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

How they compare

Chad currently reports 1.16 million against 1.04 million in Malawi, a difference of 124,900.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Chad ranks 27th 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
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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.