Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted was 23.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Bangladesh, 1986–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Bangladesh is 23.6%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Bangladesh peaked at 73.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2022.
That places Bangladesh 38th out of 97 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 70.9% | — |
| 1990 | 63.4% | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 73.6% | +16.1% |
| 1992 | 71.5% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 69.2% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 67.3% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 65.8% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 63.8% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 59.6% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 59.3% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 51.1% | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 43.2% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.9% | 70.9% | 70.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 65.3% | 59.3% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 43.2% | 53.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 28.0% | 42.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Bangladesh?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Bangladesh was 23.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted?
- Bangladesh ranks 38th out of 97 countries with data for 2022.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children younger than five years old who are defined as stunted. Stunting is when a child is significantly shorter than the average for their age. It is a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.