Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Rwanda
Rwanda: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 29.8% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Rwanda, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Rwanda is 29.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Rwanda peaked at 48.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 25th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 48.0% | 45.8% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 32.4% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 29.8% | 31.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 22 Vanuatu 31.0% compare
- 23 Marshall Islands 30.0% compare
- 23 South Sudan 30.0% compare
- 25 Solomon Islands 29.8% compare
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 28.3% compare
- 28 Philippines 27.7% compare
More infrastructure data for Rwanda
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9,255 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0649 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 10.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 9,255 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.932 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Rwanda?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Rwanda was 29.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Rwanda ranks 25th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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