Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 14.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Gambia is 14.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Gambia peaked at 27.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2024.
That places Gambia 64th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.7% | — |
| 2001 | 27.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 24.7% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 16.7% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.0% | 15.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More infrastructure data for Gambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 44,127 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.016 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.8986 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 44,127 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Gambia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Gambia was 14.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Gambia ranks 64th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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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