This statistic displays the leading countries with stunted children worldwide as of 2017. According to the statistic, around 45 percent of children in Pakistan were stunted as of this time.
Percentage of children who were stunted in leading countries worldwide as of 2017
"A young child who does not get enough food and
nutrients cannot grow properly and can become too
short for his/her age. This condition is called “stunting”
and it prevents children from developing to their full
potential, both mentally and physically."
>br>Figures estimated by Save the Children. Analysis was limited to countries with stunting data from 2010-onward.
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Save the Children. (May 31, 2017). Percentage of children who were stunted in leading countries worldwide as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/720057/children-stunted-countries-by-prevalence/
Save the Children. "Percentage of children who were stunted in leading countries worldwide as of 2017." Chart. May 31, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720057/children-stunted-countries-by-prevalence/
Save the Children. (2017). Percentage of children who were stunted in leading countries worldwide as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720057/children-stunted-countries-by-prevalence/
Save the Children. "Percentage of Children Who Were Stunted in Leading Countries Worldwide as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720057/children-stunted-countries-by-prevalence/
Save the Children, Percentage of children who were stunted in leading countries worldwide as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720057/children-stunted-countries-by-prevalence/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of children who were stunted in leading countries worldwide as of 2017 [Graph], Save the Children, May 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/720057/children-stunted-countries-by-prevalence/
