Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 31.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
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 26th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.0% | — |
| 2001 | 24.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | +1.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 31.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 31.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.3%, 2.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
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
- 23 India 32.9% compare
- 24 Zambia 32.3% compare
- 25 Chad 31.5% compare
- 27 Marshall Islands 30.0% compare
- 27 South Sudan 30.0% compare
- 29 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.9% compare
- 29 United Republic of Tanzania 29.9% compare
- 29 Laos 29.9% 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 26th out of 178 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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