Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 20.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Djibouti, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Djibouti is 20.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Djibouti peaked at 32.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2024.
Djibouti ranks 57th 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.8% | — |
| 2001 | 32.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | -0.5% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 20.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 20.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.1%, 2.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 30.1% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 22.5% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.9% | 21.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 54 Haiti 21.6% compare
- 55 Mauritania 21.5% compare
- 56 Botswana 21.0% compare
- 58 Côte d'Ivoire 20.3% compare
- 58 Cote d'Ivoire 20.3% compare
- 60 Burkina Faso 19.5% compare
More infrastructure data for Djibouti
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 558,607 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 48.45 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28,673 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0249 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 28,673 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.4845 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Djibouti?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Djibouti was 20.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Djibouti ranks 57th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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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