Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Lesotho
Lesotho: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 35.0% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Lesotho, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 35.0% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Lesotho peaked at 42.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 14th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5% | 39.8% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 33.6% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 33.4% | 35.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More infrastructure data for Lesotho
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,980 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3414 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 7,980 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7033 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Lesotho?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Lesotho was 35.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Lesotho ranks 14th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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