Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Niger
Niger: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 48.3% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Niger, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Niger stood at 48.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Niger peaked at 52.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2014.
Niger ranks 2nd of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 46.7% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 44.7% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 45.1% | 48.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More infrastructure data for Niger
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 117,563 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4349 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -31.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 117,563 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6059 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 Niger?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Niger was 48.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Niger ranks 2nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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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