Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Cuba
Cuba: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 7.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 7.3% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Cuba peaked at 7.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2019.
That places Cuba 99th out of 147 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More infrastructure data for Cuba
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 72.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.59 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.49 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1449 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1152 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.59 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7293 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Cuba?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Cuba was 7.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2019.
- How does Cuba rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Cuba ranks 99th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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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