Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 29.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Solomon Islands is 29.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Solomon Islands peaked at 33.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2020.
That places Solomon Islands 32nd out of 178 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.1% | — |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | +1.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 29.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 29.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.3%, 1.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 31.1% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 29.2% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 28.9% | 29.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 29 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.9% compare
- 29 United Republic of Tanzania 29.9% compare
- 29 Laos 29.9% compare
- 32 Rwanda 29.8% compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 28.3% compare
- 35 Philippines 27.7% compare
More infrastructure data for Solomon Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 484,835 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.07 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,978 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.8934 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.3143 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,978 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6207 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Solomon Islands?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2020.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Solomon Islands ranks 32nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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