Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in World
World: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 23.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in World, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
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.
That places World 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.1% | — |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 31.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 30.7% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +1.3% |
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
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 44.1% compare
- 11 Melanesia 43.6% compare
- 12 Afghanistan 42.0% compare
- 13 Central African Republic 38.9% compare
- 14 Madagascar 38.4% compare
- 15 Mozambique 37.0% compare
- 16 Ethiopia 35.5% compare
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 13th out of 32 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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