Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Tonga
Tonga: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 1.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Tonga stood at 1.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Tonga peaked at 13.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2024.
That places Tonga 173rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.7% | — |
| 2001 | 13.3% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.2%, 20% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.3%, 10% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 8.8% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 2.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More infrastructure data for Tonga
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 61.73 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,280 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -69.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,280 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6173 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Tonga?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Tonga was 1.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Tonga ranks 173rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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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