Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Zambia
Zambia: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 32.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 32.3% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Zambia peaked at 52.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2021.
Zambia ranks 20th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.1% | — |
| 2001 | 52.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 40.8% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.5% | 45.0% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 32.8% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 31.6% | 32.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More infrastructure data for Zambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3457 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Zambia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Zambia was 32.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2021.
- How does Zambia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Zambia ranks 20th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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