Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 30.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Marshall Islands stood at 30.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Marshall Islands peaked at 41.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2023.
Marshall Islands ranks 23rd of 147 countries on this measure, 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.9% | — |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.1% | 39.3% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 32.1% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 30.0% | 31.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More infrastructure data for Marshall Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15,913 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.71 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,947 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0486 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.51 % change on previous year (2004)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,947 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3971 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Marshall Islands?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Marshall Islands was 30.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Marshall Islands ranks 23rd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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