Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 41.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) stood at 41.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 41.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2000.
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 1st of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.5% | — |
| 2001 | 32.4% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 40.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 41.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 31.5% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 40.2% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 40.2% | 41.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
More infrastructure data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 16.0% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 51.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 15.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.88 ratio (2023)
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction 45.5% (2010)
- Proportion of the target population who received 34.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 41.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2000.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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