Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 17.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Bhutan is 17.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Bhutan peaked at 44.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 51st 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.8% | — |
| 2001 | 44.0% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 37.5% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 34.1% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 20.1% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 17.9% | 19.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More infrastructure data for Bhutan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9976 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 Bhutan?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Bhutan was 17.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Bhutan ranks 51st out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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