Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Eritrea
Eritrea: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 48.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 48.0% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Eritrea peaked at 51.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 3rd out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.6% | 43.4% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 49.5% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 48.0% | 48.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More infrastructure data for Eritrea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.02 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 59.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 68,216 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.02 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 68,216 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5912 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Eritrea?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Eritrea was 48.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Eritrea ranks 3rd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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