Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 11.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 11.0% 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 1.8% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 28.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2024.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 77th 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.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.3% | — |
| 2001 | 27.3% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 18.5% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 11.7% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.0% | 11.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 75 Colombia 11.6% compare
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- 79 Costa Rica 10.6% compare
- 79 Peru 10.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Kyrgyzstan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.49 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 156,698 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.18 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0217 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 156,698 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.07 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kyrgyzstan?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kyrgyzstan was 11.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2024.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 77th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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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