Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 28.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea-Bissau is 28.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 33.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2020.
That places Guinea-Bissau 27th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.4% | — |
| 2001 | 32.9% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 29.2% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 27.5% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.4% | 28.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 25 Rwanda 29.8% compare
- 25 Solomon Islands 29.8% compare
- 28 Philippines 27.7% compare
- 29 Cameroon 27.2% compare
- 30 Liberia 26.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Guinea-Bissau
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 147.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.47 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea-Bissau?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea-Bissau was 28.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2020.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 27th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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