Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 25.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sierra Leone is 25.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sierra Leone peaked at 38.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2023.
That places Sierra Leone 33rd out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.7% | — |
| 2001 | 38.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.9% | 35.9% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 27.4% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 25.1% | 26.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More infrastructure data for Sierra Leone
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.93 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.88 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0033 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sierra Leone was 25.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Sierra Leone ranks 33rd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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