Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mali
Mali: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 23.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mali, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mali stood at 23.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mali peaked at 40.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2022.
That places Mali 41st out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 36.6% | 32.3% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 24.2% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 23.2% | 23.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More infrastructure data for Mali
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 25.87 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 306,900 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.33 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0133 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 306,900 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mali?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mali was 23.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2022.
- How does Mali rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Mali ranks 41st out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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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