Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 13.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Tajikistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 13.1% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Tajikistan peaked at 41.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2024.
Tajikistan ranks 68th 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 Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.3% | — |
| 2001 | 41.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 40.3% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.8% | 30.4% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 15.6% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.1% | 14.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More infrastructure data for Tajikistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.22 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 229,778 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.21 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0221 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3029 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 229,778 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7622 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Tajikistan?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Tajikistan was 13.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2024.
- How does Tajikistan rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Tajikistan ranks 68th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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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