Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 6.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Seychelles, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Seychelles is 6.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Seychelles peaked at 10.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2023.
That places Seychelles 131st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5% | — |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 6.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.9%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 6.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 25% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.4% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 128 Uzbekistan 6.7% compare
- 129 Turkmenistan 6.5% compare
- 129 Uruguay 6.5% compare
- 131 Armenia 6.2% compare
- 133 Barbados 5.8% compare
- 134 Dominican Republic 5.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Seychelles
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 163,827 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16,166 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.4 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1332 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -12.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 16,166 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.35 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 Seychelles?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Seychelles was 6.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2023.
- How does Seychelles rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Seychelles ranks 131st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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