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Population, Health and Human Well-being Children's Health: Stunting in children under 5--moderate and severe
Units: Percent (%)
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| Footnotes |
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| 1 - World |
| World total calculated by UNICEF. |
| 2 - Middle East & North Africa |
| Regional total calculated by UNICEF. |
| 3 - Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Regional total calculated by UNICEF. |
| 4 - Developing Countries |
| Regional total calculated by UNICEF. |
| 5 - Least Developed Countries |
| Regional total calculated by UNICEF. |
| 6 - Afghanistan |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 7 - Argentina |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 8 - Bahrain |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 9 - Bhutan |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculationof regional and global averages. |
| 10 - Chile |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 11 - Colombia |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 12 - Costa Rica |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 13 - Croatia |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 14 - El Salvador |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 15 - Guatemala |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 16 - Iran, Islamic Rep |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 17 - Kuwait |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 18 - Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 19 - Mauritius |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 20 - Oman |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 21 - Panama |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 22 - Qatar |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 23 - Russian Federation |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 24 - Saudi Arabia |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 25 - South Africa |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 26 - Sri Lanka |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 27 - United Arab Emirates |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| 28 - United States |
| Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are included in the calculation of regional and global averages. |
| Source |
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| United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). 2008. The State of the World's Children 2009: Maternal and Newborn Health. Table 2. New York: UNICEF. Available online at: http://www.unicef.org/sowc09/index.php. |