Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 18.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Eswatini stood at 18.9%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Eswatini peaked at 35.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2024.
That places Eswatini 50th 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.7% | — |
| 2001 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 31.2% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 21.4% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.9% | 20.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More infrastructure data for Eswatini
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.74 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35,641 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.87 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 35,641 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Eswatini?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Eswatini was 18.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Eswatini ranks 50th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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