Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Nauru
Nauru: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 16.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Nauru, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 16.0% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Nauru peaked at 24.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2021.
That places Nauru 60th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.8% | — |
| 2001 | 24.2% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1% | 23.1% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 17.0% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 16.0% | 16.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More infrastructure data for Nauru
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 10,287 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 87.17 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8717 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Nauru?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Nauru was 16.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2021.
- How does Nauru rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Nauru ranks 60th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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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