Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 42.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Afghanistan is 42.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Afghanistan peaked at 55.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2020.
That places Afghanistan 8th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.5% | — |
| 2001 | 55.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 53.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 47.8% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6% | 46.5% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 40.9% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 40.7% | 42.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 5 Papua New Guinea 47.6% compare
- 6 Yemen 47.4% compare
- 7 Guatemala 44.6% compare
- 9 Central African Republic 38.9% compare
- 10 Madagascar 38.4% compare
- 11 Mozambique 37.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Afghanistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 181,963 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4389 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 181,963 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.601 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Afghanistan?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Afghanistan was 42.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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