Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea
Guinea: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 26.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea, 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 is 26.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea peaked at 35.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2024.
That places Guinea 31st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 33.1% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 28.4% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 26.6% | 27.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 28 Philippines 27.7% compare
- 29 Cameroon 27.2% compare
- 30 Liberia 26.9% compare
- 32 Nepal 26.0% compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 25.2% compare
- 34 Bangladesh 25.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.10 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.88 per 100 people (2023)
- 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 (2012)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9788 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea was 26.6% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Guinea ranks 31st out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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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