Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 14.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Maldives is 14.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Maldives peaked at 33.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 63rd 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.8% | — |
| 2001 | 32.8% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1% | 19.2% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.3% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.9% | 14.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More infrastructure data for Maldives
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 781,866 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 148.14 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11,998 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.27 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0227 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 11,998 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.48 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Maldives?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Maldives was 14.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Maldives ranks 63rd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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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