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 50th out of 178 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.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.0% | — |
| 2001 | 39.5% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 23.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 31.5%, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 23.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 50th out of 178 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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