Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mongolia
Mongolia: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 7.1% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mongolia, 2000β2024
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 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 101st of 147 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.
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 101st out of 147 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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