Figures checked 1 November 2026
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Children under 5 who are stunted (%)

39.5% Nigeria, 2024

Up 2.7 points from 36.8% in 2018.

Survey estimateEach survey roundSDG 2.2.1

Source: The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission · Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API) · CN_NUTS_C_HA2 · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · DHS-TERMS, no commercial reuse without permission

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By state

2024 · darker means higher
Abia: 20.2%Adamawa: 48.6%Akwa Ibom: 24.1%Anambra: 12.9%Bauchi: 61.7%Benue: 25.3%Borno: 40.9%Bayelsa: 27.6%Cross River: 21.0%Delta: 20.0%Ebonyi: 31.6%Edo: 13.6%Ekiti: 17.1%Enugu: 15.2%FCT, Abuja: 16.3%Gombe: 50.6%Imo: 17.3%Jigawa: 55.7%Kaduna: 40.7%Kebbi: 60.0%Kano: 51.9%Kogi: 34.6%Katsina: 64.6%Kwara: 40.8%Lagos: 17.3%Nasarawa: 35.0%Niger: 43.9%Ogun: 17.7%Ondo: 23.2%Osun: 30.5%Oyo: 23.1%Plateau: 46.4%Rivers: 12.3%Sokoto: 42.8%Taraba: 45.6%Yobe: 54.5%Zamfara: 64.2%
12.3%–17.3%17.3%–24.1%24.1%–40.8%40.8%–50.6%50.6%–64.6%
  1. 1Katsina64.6%
  2. 2Zamfara64.2%
  3. 3Bauchi61.7%
  4. 4Kebbi60.0%
  5. 5Jigawa55.7%
  6. 6Yobe54.5%
  7. 7Kano51.9%
  8. 8Gombe50.6%
  9. 9Adamawa48.6%
  10. 10Plateau46.4%
  11. 11Taraba45.6%
  12. 12Niger43.9%
  13. 13Sokoto42.8%
  14. 14Borno40.9%
  15. 15Kwara40.8%
  16. 16Kaduna40.7%
  17. 17Nasarawa35.0%
  18. 18Kogi34.6%
  19. 19Ebonyi31.6%
  20. 20Osun30.5%
  21. 21Bayelsa27.6%
  22. 22Benue25.3%
  23. 23Akwa Ibom24.1%
  24. 24Ondo23.2%
  25. 25Oyo23.1%
  26. 26Cross River21.0%
  27. 27Abia20.2%
  28. 28Delta20.0%
  29. 29Ogun17.7%
  30. 30Imo17.3%
  31. 31Lagos17.3%
  32. 32Ekiti17.1%
  33. 33FCT, Abuja16.3%
  34. 34Enugu15.2%
  35. 35Edo13.6%
  36. 36Anambra12.9%
  37. 37Rivers12.3%

Black line: Nigeria overall, 39.5%.

Who is behind the national figure

2024 · black line: Nigeria overall
Urban or rural
Urban
27.8%
Rural
48.1%
Wealth group
Poorest fifth
55.9%
Second fifth
52.5%
Middle fifth
41.1%
Fourth fifth
30.0%
Richest fifth
14.7%
Education level
No education
55.1%
Primary
40.5%
Secondary
28.9%
More than secondary
14.0%
Sex
Women and girls
36.4%
Men and boys
42.6%

Source: The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission, Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API) (NG2024DHS), version 3. Survey estimates have margins of error; groups whose bars are close may not differ. Download breakdowns (CSV)

How we know

Definition
Share of children under five whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the reference median.
Type of figure
Survey estimate. Estimated from a household survey, so it has a margin of error. Where the survey publishes one, the 95% confidence interval is shown.
Updated
Each survey round
SDG target
2.2.1
Source
The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission, Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API) (DHS:CN_NUTS_C_HA2)
Licence
DHS-TERMS
Version
Dataset dhs-nigeria-states, version 3, published 2 November 2026
Cite this
The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission, Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API), indicator DHS:CN_NUTS_C_HA2. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset dhs-nigeria-states, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: DHS-TERMS.

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All years

YearValue
202439.5%
201836.8%
201336.8%
200840.6%
200342.4%
199048.7%