Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Tonga
Tonga: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 1.6% in 2024. β Volatile
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Tonga, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
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 142nd out of 147 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.
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 142nd out of 147 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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