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Health

South Africa · Child stunting

Share of children under 5 who are too short for their age, a sign of chronic undernutrition.
24.4%
2024
+0.5 ptsvs 2023
min 22.1 2018max 26.6 2000
%
Range
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Source: World Bank
Updated Nov 11, 2026
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