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 38th out of 178 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.1% | — |
| 2001 | 33.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 35.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | -0.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 26.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 26.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 35 Philippines 27.7% compare
- 36 Cameroon 27.2% compare
- 37 Liberia 26.9% compare
- 39 Nepal 26.0% compare
- 40 Sierra Leone 25.2% compare
- 41 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 38th out of 178 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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