Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Georgia
Georgia: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 4.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Georgia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 4.7% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Georgia peaked at 16.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 117th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.2% | — |
| 2001 | 15.9% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 11.2% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.6% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More infrastructure data for Georgia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 161.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 258,038 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.78 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0677 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 258,038 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Georgia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Georgia was 4.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Georgia ranks 117th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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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