China · Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)
4.8%2017
Publisher note: China Nutrition and Health Surveillance of Children and Lactating Women 2016–2017
Unit: percent of children under age 5. Publisher measure: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for-age <-2 SD), survey-based estimates.
Height-for-age below -2 SD, WHO country-level survey estimates, both sexes, no additional disaggregation; not model-based annual interpolation. Reference years are irregular survey labels; fieldwork windows were not supplied by the retained projection. Matching year labels do not prove matching collection periods.
Measurement basis: survey-based estimate; reference years are irregular.
Reference-period cadence: irregular survey reference years.
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World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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History and uncertainty
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 13 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1987 | 38.3 | Not reported | Not reported | Further analysis of the anthropometric data of preschool children surveyed in nine provinces in 1987. In Proceedings of International Symposium on Food, Nutrition and Social Economic Development, Beijing, 5-8 June 1990 Converted estimate |
| China | 1990 | 32.3 | Not reported | Not reported | Pilot study for the food and nutrition surveillance system. Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, State Statistical Bureau. Beijing, China, 1992. |
| China | 1992 | 38 | Not reported | Not reported | China 1992 National Nutrition Survey |
| China | 1995 | 31.2 | Not reported | Not reported | China 1995 Food and Nutrition Surveillance System (CFNSS) |
| China | 1998 | 19.8 | Not reported | Not reported | China 1998 Food and Nutrition Surveillance System (CFNSS) |
| China | 2000 | 17.8 | Not reported | Not reported | China 2000 Food and Nutrition Surveillance System (CFNSS) |
| China | 2002 | 21.8 | Not reported | Not reported | China National Nutrition and Health Survey, 2002 |
| China | 2005 | 11.7 | Not reported | Not reported | China 2005 Food and Nutrition Surveillance System (CFNSS) |
| China | 2008 | 9.8 | Not reported | Not reported | China 2008 Food and Nutrition Surveillance System (CFNSS) Adjusted National-Rural to National |
| China | 2009 | 9 | Not reported | Not reported | Nutrition and rapid economic development - 2010 research report on nutrition policy in China. Beijing, China: Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010 Adjusted National-Rural to National |
| China | 2010 | 9.4 | Not reported | Not reported | China 2010 Food and Nutrition Surveillance System (CFNSS) |
| China | 2013 | 8.1 | 5.6 | 10.6 | China National Nutrition and Health Survey, 2013 |
| China | 2017 | 4.8 | Not reported | Not reported | China Nutrition and Health Surveillance of Children and Lactating Women 2016–2017 |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.