Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sudan
Sudan: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 35.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sudan is 35.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sudan peaked at 38.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2020.
Sudan ranks 13th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.3% | — |
| 2001 | 38.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 37.3% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.9% | 37.0% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 34.4% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 34.2% | 35.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More infrastructure data for Sudan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 34.67 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.21 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 155,802 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3155 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 18.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 155,802 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7021 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sudan?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Sudan was 35.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2020.
- How does Sudan rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Sudan ranks 13th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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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