Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in World
World: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 23.2% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.2%
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
3rd
of 10 groups
All-time high
33.1%
in 2000
All-time low
22.4%
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in World, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in World stood at 23.2%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in World peaked at 33.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 28.7% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 22.6% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 22.4% | 23.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in World?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in World was 23.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2020.
- How does World rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- World ranks 3rd out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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