Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Serbia
Serbia: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 4.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Serbia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Serbia stood at 4.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Serbia peaked at 8.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2022.
Serbia ranks 118th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.9% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More infrastructure data for Serbia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 36.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3679 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Serbia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Serbia was 4.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Serbia ranks 118th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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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