Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Melanesia
Melanesia: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 43.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Melanesia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Melanesia is 43.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Melanesia peaked at 43.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2000.
Melanesia ranks 3rd of 21 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.3% | — |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 43.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 43.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.2% | 33.3% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 42.4% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 42.3% | 43.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More infrastructure data for Melanesia
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 16.6% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 49.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 15.8% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 457.18 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.07 (2023)
- Proportion of the target population who received 32.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Melanesia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Melanesia was 43.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Melanesia ranks 3rd out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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