Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 20.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Côte d'Ivoire, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 20.3% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 32.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2024.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.4% | — |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 30.9% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 22.6% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.3% | 21.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 55 Mauritania 21.5% compare
- 56 Botswana 21.0% compare
- 57 Djibouti 20.9% compare
- 58 Côte d'Ivoire 20.3% compare
- 60 Burkina Faso 19.5% compare
- 61 Viet Nam 19.2% compare
- 61 Viet Nam 19.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 58.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 183.88 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 244,702 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7663 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0077 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1289 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 244,702 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.84 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Côte d'Ivoire was 20.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2024.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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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