Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Uganda
Uganda: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 23.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Uganda stood at 23.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Uganda peaked at 44.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2024.
Uganda ranks 40th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.0% | — |
| 2001 | 43.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 42.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 37.1% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 25.4% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 23.5% | 24.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More infrastructure data for Uganda
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 41.60 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 195,975 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3918 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 49.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 195,975 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8317 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Uganda?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Uganda was 23.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Uganda ranks 40th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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