Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Argentina
Argentina: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 10.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Argentina, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Argentina is 10.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Argentina peaked at 10.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2010.
Argentina ranks 78th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.1% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.0% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 8.8% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 75 Colombia 11.6% compare
- 76 Saudi Arabia 11.1% compare
- 77 Kyrgyzstan 11.0% compare
- 79 Costa Rica 10.6% compare
- 79 Peru 10.6% compare
- 81 Lebanon 10.1% compare
- 81 Sri Lanka 10.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Argentina
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.05 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1405 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Argentina?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Argentina was 10.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2010.
- How does Argentina rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Argentina ranks 78th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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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