Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 8.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Samoa is 8.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Samoa peaked at 8.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2007.
That places Samoa 111th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 8.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.2%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 8.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.3%, 55% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.1% | 8.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More infrastructure data for Samoa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 134,320 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,567 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0212 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -23.88 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,567 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.624 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Samoa?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Samoa was 8.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2007.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Samoa ranks 111th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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