Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Micronesia
Micronesia: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 13.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Micronesia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Micronesia is 13.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Micronesia peaked at 18.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2022.
Micronesia ranks 25th of 41 regions on this measure, 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 | 18.1% | 17.3% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia
- 22 Vanuatu 31.0% compare
- 23 Marshall Islands 30.0% compare
- 23 South Sudan 30.0% compare
- 25 Rwanda 29.8% compare
- 25 Solomon Islands 29.8% compare
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 28.3% compare
- 28 Philippines 27.7% compare
More infrastructure data for Micronesia
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 5.1% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 87.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 12.1% (2016)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 91.7 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.28 ratio (2014)
- Proportion of the target population who received 57.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Micronesia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Micronesia was 13.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Micronesia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Micronesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2022.
- How does Micronesia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Micronesia ranks 25th out of 41 regions with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Micronesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia 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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