Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 31.0% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Vanuatu, 2000β2024
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 Vanuatu is 31.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Vanuatu peaked at 31.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 22nd of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 24.0% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 26.6% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 29.1% | 31.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 19 India 32.9% compare
- 20 Zambia 32.3% compare
- 21 Chad 31.5% compare
- 23 Marshall Islands 30.0% compare
- 23 South Sudan 30.0% compare
- 25 Rwanda 29.8% compare
- 25 Solomon Islands 29.8% compare
More infrastructure data for Vanuatu
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 286,107 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.29 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,036 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9262 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,036 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8929 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Vanuatu?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Vanuatu was 31.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Vanuatu ranks 22nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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