Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Turkmenistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Turkmenistan is 6.5%, measured 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 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Turkmenistan peaked at 26.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2024.
That places Turkmenistan 107th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.5% | — |
| 2001 | 25.9% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.5% | 15.5% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 7.8% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 104 Jamaica 6.9% compare
- 105 Azerbaijan 6.8% compare
- 106 Uzbekistan 6.7% compare
- 107 Uruguay 6.5% compare
- 109 Armenia 6.2% compare
- 109 Seychelles 6.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Turkmenistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.25 million (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.19 per 100 people (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 735,547 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.17 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1017 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 735,547 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8819 units per person (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Turkmenistan?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Turkmenistan was 6.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2024.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Turkmenistan ranks 107th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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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