Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 26.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Liberia is 26.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Liberia peaked at 45.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2023.
That places Liberia 30th out of 147 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.0% | — |
| 2001 | 44.1% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 42.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 37.6% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 28.4% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 26.6% | 27.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 28.3% compare
- 28 Philippines 27.7% compare
- 29 Cameroon 27.2% compare
- 31 Guinea 26.6% compare
- 32 Nepal 26.0% compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 25.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Liberia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.72 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 32.06 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,254 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1164 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,254 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3206 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Liberia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Liberia was 26.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Liberia ranks 30th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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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