Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 23.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 23.9% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Somalia peaked at 33.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 38th of 147 countries on this measure, 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.6% | — |
| 2001 | 33.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 33.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 31.6% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 25.0% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 23.9% | 24.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More infrastructure data for Somalia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.91 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.96 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 55,005 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2996 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -39.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 55,005 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5396 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Somalia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Somalia was 23.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Somalia ranks 38th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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