Country evidence profile
Nigeria
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37 states and territory
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National breakdown · 2024
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Nigeria
Child stunting across Nigeria
Percentage of children under age 5 whose height-for-age is more than two standard deviations below the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards.
40%
National published estimate, 2024.
Shading runs in 6 classes of 10 pp, from 10% to 70%. Exact values for every state are in the data table below.
Source: Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2024, National Population Commission (Nigeria) and ICF. Verified 13 August 2026.
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37
states and territory with published data
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Abia
1 indicator
FCT
1 indicator
Adamawa
1 indicator
Akwa Ibom
1 indicator
Anambra
1 indicator
Bauchi
1 indicator
Bayelsa
1 indicator
Benue
1 indicator
Borno
1 indicator
Cross River
1 indicator
Delta
1 indicator
Ebonyi
1 indicator
Edo
1 indicator
Ekiti
1 indicator
Enugu
1 indicator
Gombe
1 indicator
Imo
1 indicator
Jigawa
1 indicator
Kaduna
1 indicator
Kano
1 indicator
Katsina
1 indicator
Kebbi
1 indicator
Kogi
1 indicator
Kwara
1 indicator
Lagos
1 indicator
Nasarawa
1 indicator
Niger
1 indicator
Ogun
1 indicator
Ondo
1 indicator
Osun
1 indicator
Oyo
1 indicator
Plateau
1 indicator
Rivers
1 indicator
Sokoto
1 indicator
Taraba
1 indicator
Yobe
1 indicator
Zamfara
1 indicator