Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Malta
Malta: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 3.5% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Malta, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
Malta recorded 3.5% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Malta peaked at 6.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2020.
Malta ranks 124th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.6% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 122 Kazakhstan 4.4% compare
- 123 North Macedonia 3.8% compare
- 124 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.5% compare
- 126 Paraguay 3.2% compare
- 126 Portugal 3.2% compare
- 126 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Malta
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 766,620 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 255,500 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4492 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 255,500 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.35 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Malta?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Malta was 3.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Malta ranks 124th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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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