Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 10.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Costa Rica stood at 10.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Costa Rica peaked at 10.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2007.
That places Costa Rica 98th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +5.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 10.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.9%, 2.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 10.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.9%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.4% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.6% | 10.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More infrastructure data for Costa Rica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 136.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 610,457 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.9 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.119 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 610,457 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.36 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 Costa Rica?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Costa Rica was 10.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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