Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 17.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 17.9% 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 1.6% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kenya peaked at 38.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 64th of 178 countries on this measure, 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.6% | — |
| 2001 | 38.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -1.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 17.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 17.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 73% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.9% | 33.3% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 20.9% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.9% | 20.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More infrastructure data for Kenya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 57,017 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.101 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 57,017 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kenya?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kenya was 17.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Kenya ranks 64th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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