Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Myanmar
Myanmar: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 24.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 24.5% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Myanmar peaked at 45.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2024.
That places Myanmar 35th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.9% | — |
| 2001 | 44.6% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 36.8% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.1% | 34.2% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 26.2% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.5% | 25.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 32 Nepal 26.0% compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 25.2% compare
- 34 Bangladesh 25.1% compare
- 36 South Africa 24.4% compare
- 37 Malaysia 24.3% compare
- 38 Somalia 23.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Myanmar
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.31 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 558,671 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0103 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 558,671 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Myanmar?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Myanmar was 24.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Myanmar ranks 35th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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