biostudies-literatureUnknown15(4)Gausman JMany interventions focus on preventing stunting in the first 1,000 days of life. We take a broader perspective on childhood growth to assess the proportions of children who suffer persistent stunting, recover, and falter and become newly stunted between birth and adolescence. We use longitudinal data collected on 7,128 children in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam. Data were collected in five survey waves between the ages of 1 to 15 years. We use descriptive and graphical approaches to compare the trajectories of children first stunted by age 1, first stunted by age 5, and those remained not stunted until age 5. On average, 29.6% of children were first stunted by age 1, 12.9% of children were first stunted by the age 5, and 68.7% of children were not stunted at either age 1 or age 5. A laMaternal & child nutritione12835https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7938413biostudies-literatureStunting trajectories from post-infancy to adolescence in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam.PMC7938413Kim RSubramanian SVGausman JfalseStunting trajectories from post-infancy to adolescence in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam.Many interventions focus on preventing stunting in the first 1,000 days of life. We take a broader perspective on childhood growth to assess the proportions of children who suffer persistent stunting, recover, and falter and become newly stunted between birth and adolescence. We use longitudinal data collected on 7,128 children in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam. Data were collected in five survey waves between the ages of 1 to 15 years. We use descriptive and graphical approaches to compare the trajectories of children first stunted by age 1, first stunted by age 5, and those remained not stunted until age 5. On average, 29.6% of children were first stunted by age 1, 12.9% of children were first stunted by the age 5, and 68.7% of children were not stunted at either age 1 or age 5. A la2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Oct2025-04-18T18:57:53.277Z2025-04-07T06:41:40.943ZS-EPMC79384133104280910.1111/mcn.12835