Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Bahrain
Bahrain: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 4.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Bahrain, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 4.6% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Bahrain peaked at 10.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2023.
Bahrain ranks 118th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.3% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More infrastructure data for Bahrain
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.56 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 159.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 256,054 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1612 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 256,054 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.61 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 Bahrain?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Bahrain was 4.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2023.
- How does Bahrain rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Bahrain ranks 118th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain 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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