Table 2.

Absolute β-convergence estimates for child stunting across world countries during 1990–95 to 2010–15

Periods	β-coefficient	95 % CI (lower-upper limit)	P-value	Adjusted R2	Speed of divergence (% per annum)	No. of observations
1990–1995 to 2010–2015	0·1925**	0·052, 0 .333	0·007	0·034	−7·04	180
1990–1995 to 2000–2005	0·1143**	0·019, 0·209	0·019	0·0253	−6·66	180
2000–2005 to 2010–2015	0·2490**	0·054, 0·444	0·012	0·0291	−10·37	180

Significance levels:

^** P < 0·05.