Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 26.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 26.0% 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 1.1% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Nepal peaked at 55.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2024.
Nepal ranks 32nd of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5% | 44.4% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 29.7% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 26.0% | 28.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More infrastructure data for Nepal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 29.61 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 407,925 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -32.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 407,925 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9985 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Nepal?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Nepal was 26.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Nepal ranks 32nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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