Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Qatar
Qatar: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 5.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Qatar, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Qatar stood at 5.4%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Qatar peaked at 9.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2021.
That places Qatar 114th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 8.1% | 6.7% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More infrastructure data for Qatar
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 153.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 524,643 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1836 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.1749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 524,643 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.64 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Qatar?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Qatar was 5.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2021.
- How does Qatar rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Qatar ranks 114th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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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