Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Brunei
Brunei: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 9.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Brunei, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 9.9% 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 2.0% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Brunei peaked at 21.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2024.
Brunei ranks 103rd of 178 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 Brunei, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.1% | — |
| 2001 | 21.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 9.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.9%, 2.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 9.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.3%, 64% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 19.1% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 11.7% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.9% | 11.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 100 Lebanon 10.1% compare
- 100 Sri Lanka 10.1% compare
- 102 Sao Tome and Principe 10.0% compare
- 103 Brunei Darussalam 9.9% compare
- 105 El Salvador 9.4% compare
- 105 Iraq 9.4% compare
More infrastructure data for Brunei
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 546,615 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 128,276 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.72 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2772 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 128,276 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Brunei?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Brunei was 9.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2024.
- How does Brunei rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Brunei ranks 103rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei 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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