2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 in Cuba
Cuba: 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 was 7 in 2022. ▼ Falling
2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 in Cuba, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 7 for 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5 in Cuba peaked at 7.7 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2012.
That places Cuba 117th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2 | — |
| 2001 | 7.2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.4 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 7.6 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 7.6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.7 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.4 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 7.2 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 7.1 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 7 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.1 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.42 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.07 | 7 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 116 Fiji 7.1 compare
- 118 Kuwait 6.9 compare
- 118 Uzbekistan 6.9 compare
- 120 Turkmenistan 6.7 compare
More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0243 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5 in Cuba?
- 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5 in Cuba was 7 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5 recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7 in 2007.
- What is the lowest 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5 recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2012.
- How does Cuba rank for 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5?
- Cuba ranks 117th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
- Is 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5 rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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