China vs Sudan: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted

China
2.35 million
in 2024
Sudan
2.70 million
in 2024
China rank
14th
Sudan rank
12th

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time

  • China
  • Sudan
05.0M10.0M15.0M200020122024

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 2.70 million against 2.35 million in China, a difference of 352,300.

That makes Sudan'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 Sudan ranks 12th 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.