For stunting of growth in plants, see Stunt (botany). For causes other than malnutrition, see Short stature.
Medical condition
Stunted growth
Other names
Stunting, nutritional stunting
World map in 2016: Share of children who are stunted
Specialty
Pediatrics
Stunted growth, also known as stunting or linear growth failure, is defined as impaired growth and development manifested by low height-for-age.[1] It is a primary manifestation of malnutrition (or more precisely chronic undernutrition) and recurrent infections, such as diarrhea and helminthiasis, in early childhood and even before birth, due to malnutrition during fetal development brought on by a malnourished mother. The definition of stunting according to the World Health Organization (WHO) is for the "height-for-age" value to be less than two standard deviations of the median of WHO Child Growth Standards.[2] Stunted growth is usually associated with poverty, unsanitary environmental conditions, maternal undernutrition, frequent illness, and/or inappropriate feeding practice and care during early years of life.
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years by region (2020-2022)
As of 2020, an estimated 149 million children under 5 years of age, are stunted worldwide.[3] More than 85% of the world's stunted children live in Africa and Asia.[4] Once established, stunting and its effects typically become permanent. Stunted children may never regain the height lost as a result of stunting, and most children will never gain the corresponding body weight. Living in an environment where many people defecate in the open due to lack of sanitation, is an important cause of stunted growth in children, for example in India.[5]
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