Nepal · Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)
24.8%2022
Publisher note: Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Kathmandu, Nepal: Ministry of Health and Population [Nepal]
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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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 11 rows
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 1995 | 68.2 | Not reported | Not reported | Nepal multiple indicator surveillance: cycle I, Jan to March 1995 health and nutrition - final report (MICS). Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996 Age-adjusted; Converted estimate |
| Nepal | 1996 | 55.6 | 53.3 | 57.8 | Nepal family health survey, 1996. Demographic and Health Surveys. Ministry of Health. Kathmandu, Nepal, 1997 Reduced age range |
| Nepal | 1998 | 61.1 | 59.5 | 62.7 | Nepal micronutrient status survey 1998. Kathmandu, Nepal: Ministry of Health, Child Health Division, HMG/N, New ERA, Micronutrient Initiative, UNICEF Nepal and WHO, 2000 Reduced age range; Age calculated using alternate methods; Height/length modality (standing/lying) was not collected |
| Nepal | 2001 | 56.1 | 54 | 58.1 | Nepal demographic and health survey 2001. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Family Health Division, Ministry of Health; New ERA; and ORC Macro, 2002 |
| Nepal | 2006 | 49.1 | 46.7 | 51.6 | Nepal demographic and health survey 2006. Demographic and Health Surveys. Kathmandu, Nepal: Ministry of Health and Population, New ERA, and Macro International Inc., 2007 |
| Nepal | 2010 | 41.5 | Not reported | Not reported | Nepal Living Standards Survey 2010-2011, NLSS Third |
| Nepal | 2011 | 40.1 | 37.3 | 42.9 | Nepal demographic and health survey 2011. Demographic and Health Surveys. Kathmandu, Nepal: Ministry of Health and Population, New ERA, and ICF International, Calverton, Maryland 2012 |
| Nepal | 2014 | 37.1 | 34.8 | 39.5 | Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014: Final Report |
| Nepal | 2016 | 35.8 | 33.5 | 38.3 | Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Kathmandu, Nepal: Ministry of Health, Nepal. 2017 |
| Nepal | 2019 | 31.5 | 29.9 | 33.3 | Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019, Survey Findings Report. Kathmandu, Nepal: Central Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF Nepal. |
| Nepal | 2022 | 24.8 | 22.7 | 27 | Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Kathmandu, Nepal: Ministry of Health and Population [Nepal] |
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.