Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Botswana
Botswana: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 21.0% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Botswana, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Botswana stood at 21.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Botswana peaked at 30.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 47th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 27.1% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 22.2% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 21.0% | 21.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 44 Cambodia 22.0% compare
- 45 Haiti 21.6% compare
- 46 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 21.5% compare
- 48 Djibouti 20.9% compare
- 49 Burkina Faso 19.5% compare
- 50 Eswatini, Kingdom of 18.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Botswana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 83,182 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.3 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.033 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 83,182 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.64 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 Botswana?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Botswana was 21.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Botswana ranks 47th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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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