China vs Philippines: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted
China
2.35 million
in 2024
Philippines
2.54 million
in 2024
China rank
14th
Philippines rank
13th
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time
- China
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 2.54 million against 2.35 million in China, a difference of 191,000.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
China ranks 14th and Philippines ranks 13th of 162 countries.
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About this data
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.