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 51st of 147 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.
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 51st out of 147 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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