Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Angola
Angola: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 47.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Angola recorded 47.7% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Angola peaked at 47.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2010.
That places Angola 4th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.5% | — |
| 2001 | 44.9% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 36.3% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 39.1% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 47.7% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 31.1% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 30.8% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 42.0% | 47.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More infrastructure data for Angola
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 80,267 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2119 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 80,267 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.697 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Angola?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Angola was 47.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2010.
- How does Angola rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Angola ranks 4th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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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