Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 17.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Equatorial Guinea is 17.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 38.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2024.
That places Equatorial Guinea 57th 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.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.3% | — |
| 2001 | 37.1% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.6% | 28.8% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 18.7% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.1% | 18.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More infrastructure data for Equatorial Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 893,441 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.54 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11,389 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.6315 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6095 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 11,389 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.4954 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Equatorial Guinea?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Equatorial Guinea was 17.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 57th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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