Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Ukraine
Ukraine: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 11.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Ukraine, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Ukraine stood at 11.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Ukraine peaked at 22.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2024.
Ukraine ranks 73rd 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.6% | — |
| 2001 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 18.7% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 15.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 11.7% | 14.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More infrastructure data for Ukraine
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 50.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 133.38 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.43 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.8 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.038 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -17.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Ukraine?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Ukraine was 11.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Ukraine ranks 73rd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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