Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 11.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) recorded 11.7% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 17.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2018.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 90th of 178 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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.6% | — |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 14.0% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 11.0% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.0% | 11.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
More infrastructure data for Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 7.3% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 62.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 3.0% (2021)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2021)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2021)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 0.1362 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.65 ratio (2016)
- Proportion of the target population who received 51.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2018.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 90th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 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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