Table 2

Mean height-for-age z-scores according to sex and mean sex difference (boys minus girls) by age groups and UNICEF region

Age groupRegionBoysGirlsSex difference
Mean95% CIMean95% CIMean95% CI
0–59 monthsEast Asia and the Pacific−1.01−1.45 to −0.56−0.92−1.34 to −0.49−0.09−0.13 to −0.05
Eastern and Southern Africa−1.47−1.62 to −1.32−1.29−1.44 to −1.15−0.18−0.21 to −0.15
Eastern Europe and Central Asia−0.15−0.31 to 0.02−0.17−0.33 to −0.010.03−0.02 to 0.08
Latin America and Caribbean−0.69−1.02 to −0.37−0.62−0.94 to −0.30−0.06−0.1 to −0.02
Middle East and North Africa−0.79−1.31 to −0.27−0.74−1.21 to −0.28−0.04−0.11 to 0.03
South Asia−1.35−1.56 to −1.14−1.32−1.52 to −1.13−0.03−0.06 to 0.01
West and Central Africa−1.28−1.41 to −1.15−1.12−1.24 to −1.00−0.16−0.18 to −0.13
0–11 monthsEast Asia and the Pacific−0.34−0.77 to 0.10−0.18−0.57 to 0.22−0.19−0.29 to −0.09
Eastern and Southern Africa−0.82−1.02 to −0.63−0.60−0.79 to −0.42−0.22−0.27 to −0.16
Eastern Europe and Central Asia0.180.04 to 0.320.330.23 to 0.42−0.15−0.25 to −0.06
Latin America and Caribbean−0.31−0.77 to 0.14−0.18−0.60 to 0.23−0.12−0.21 to −0.02
Middle East and North Africa−0.27−0.55 to 0.01−0.14−0.41 to 0.13−0.13−0.21 to −0.04
South Asia−0.77−0.92 to −0.61−0.64−0.83 to −0.45−0.14−0.20 to −0.08
West and Central Africa−0.65−0.77 to −0.53−0.45−0.55 to −0.35−0.19−0.24 to −0.15
12–23 monthsEast Asia and the Pacific−1.12−1.57 to −0.67−0.87−1.29 to −0.46−0.23−0.33 to −0.13
Eastern and Southern Africa−1.67−1.84 to −1.5−1.36−1.51 to −1.20−0.32−0.37 to −0.27
Eastern Europe and Central Asia−0.21−0.41 to 0.00−0.14−0.31 to 0.03−0.08−0.15 to −0.01
Latin America and Caribbean−0.86−1.18 to −0.54−0.61−0.95 to −0.27−0.23−0.32 to −0.15
Middle East and North Africa−0.83−1.36 to −0.30−0.63−1.11 to −0.16−0.20−0.28 to −0.11
South Asia−1.45−1.63 to −1.27−1.36−1.47 to −1.24−0.16−0.19 to −0.13
West and Central Africa−1.38−1.49 to −1.27−1.13−1.25 to −1.01−0.25−0.29 to −0.20
24–35 monthsEast Asia and the Pacific−1.20−1.65 to −0.74−1.14−1.55 to −0.73−0.06−0.12 to 0.01
Eastern and Southern Africa−1.74−1.88 to −1.60−1.59−1.74 to −1.44−0.17−0.21 to −0.12
Eastern Europe and Central Asia−0.26−0.46 to −0.07−0.34−0.53 to −0.140.070.00 to 0.15
Latin America and Caribbean−0.85−1.18 to −0.52−0.79−1.09 to −0.50−0.03−0.10 to 0.05
Middle East and North Africa−1.01−1.61 to −0.40−0.95−1.51 to −0.40−0.06−0.13 to 0.01
South Asia−1.58−1.86 to −1.29−1.56−1.86 to −1.26−0.03−0.10 to 0.03
West and Central Africa−1.63−1.79 to −1.47−1.41−1.55 to −1.26−0.22−0.25 to −0.18
36–47 monthsEast Asia and the Pacific−1.23−1.70 to −0.76−1.19−1.65 to −0.72−0.04−0.12 to 0.03
Eastern and Southern Africa−1.64−1.81 to −1.48−1.51−1.67 to −1.35−0.14−0.19 to −0.09
Eastern Europe and Central Asia−0.29−0.49 to −0.10−0.32−0.57 to −0.070.080.00 to 0.16
Latin America and Caribbean−0.81−1.12 to −0.51−0.80−1.13 to −0.480.02−0.04 to 0.07
Middle East and North Africa−0.95−1.58 to −0.33−1.03−1.60 to −0.460.07−0.02 to 0.15
South Asia−1.51−1.84 to −1.18−1.57−1.91 to −1.230.060.01 to 0.10
West and Central Africa−1.47−1.64 to −1.30−1.36−1.52 to −1.21−0.10−0.13 to −0.07
48–59 monthsEast Asia and the Pacific−1.10−1.55 to −0.65−1.15−1.61 to −0.690.060.01 to 0.11
Eastern and Southern Africa−1.44−1.60 to −1.27−1.38−1.54 to −1.22−0.06−0.11 to −0.02
Eastern Europe and Central Asia−0.19−0.42 to 0.04−0.36−0.59 to −0.140.180.12 to 0.24
Latin America and Caribbean−0.67−0.99 to −0.36−0.72−1.04 to −0.400.050.00 to 0.10
Middle East and North Africa−0.88−1.44 to −0.31−0.96−1.48 to −0.440.080.00 to 0.16
South Asia−1.45−1.78 to −1.11−1.48−1.80 to −1.160.090.06 to 0.11
West and Central Africa−1.30−1.46 to −1.14−1.26−1.41 to −1.10−0.02−0.06 to 0.01