Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in United States of America
United States of America: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 4.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in United States of America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in United States of America is 4.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in United States of America peaked at 4.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2008.
That places United States of America 147th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in United States of America, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for United States of America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 390.99 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81.55 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2398 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in United States of America?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in United States of America was 4.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2008.
- How does United States of America rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- United States of America ranks 147th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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