Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 16.4% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 16.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Namibia peaked at 29.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 65th of 163 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 | 29.0% | 26.9% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 17.9% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.4% | 17.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More infrastructure data for Namibia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.16 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77,390 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 2,960 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.0003 million ton-km (2021)
- Air transport, passengers carried 60,304 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 6.16 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,132 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 64.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Namibia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Namibia was 16.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Namibia ranks 65th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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