Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 3.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in North Macedonia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in North Macedonia is 3.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in North Macedonia peaked at 8.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2023.
North Macedonia ranks 123rd of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.1% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More infrastructure data for North Macedonia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.39 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 456,183 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 25.02 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2501 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 456,183 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in North Macedonia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in North Macedonia was 3.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2023.
- How does North Macedonia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- North Macedonia ranks 123rd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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