Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 23.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Zimbabwe is 23.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Zimbabwe peaked at 34.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2021.
Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 147 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8% | 33.1% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 23.9% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.3% | 23.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More infrastructure data for Zimbabwe
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.25 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 298,047 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.79 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 298,047 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9425 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Zimbabwe was 23.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Zimbabwe ranks 39th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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