Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 7.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mongolia is 7.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mongolia peaked at 29.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 122nd of 178 countries on this measure, 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.7% | — |
| 2001 | 28.6% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 7.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.2%, 87% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 7.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.3%, 46% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 16.4% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 8.2% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.1% | 7.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More infrastructure data for Mongolia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.89 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.67 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 519,169 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1473 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 519,169 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.39 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mongolia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mongolia was 7.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Mongolia ranks 122nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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