Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Panama
Panama: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 14.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Panama recorded 14.0% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Panama peaked at 21.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2023.
Panama ranks 64th of 147 countries on this measure, 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.3% | — |
| 2001 | 18.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 18.3% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 15.2% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.9% | 14.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More infrastructure data for Panama
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 156.59 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 774,060 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.36 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1736 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 774,060 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.57 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Panama?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Panama was 14.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Panama ranks 64th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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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