Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Armenia
Armenia: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 6.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Armenia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 6.2% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Armenia peaked at 20.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2024.
Armenia ranks 109th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.1% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 17.1% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 8.1% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 106 Uzbekistan 6.7% compare
- 107 Turkmenistan 6.5% compare
- 107 Uruguay 6.5% compare
- 109 Seychelles 6.2% compare
- 111 Barbados 5.8% compare
- 112 Dominican Republic 5.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Armenia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 134.89 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,328 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.098 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 297,328 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.32 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Armenia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Armenia was 6.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Armenia ranks 109th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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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