Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Benin
Benin: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 33.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Benin stood at 33.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Benin peaked at 35.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2021.
Benin ranks 17th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 34.8% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 32.9% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 32.6% | 33.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More infrastructure data for Benin
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,350 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Benin?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Benin was 33.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Benin ranks 17th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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