Malaysia vs Morocco: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted

Malaysia
540,700
in 2024
Morocco
430,600
in 2024
Malaysia rank
45th
Morocco rank
48th

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time

  • Malaysia
  • Morocco
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k200020122024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 540,700 against 430,600 in Morocco, a difference of 110,100.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Morocco's.

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

Malaysia ranks 45th and Morocco ranks 48th 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.