2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 was 31 in 2022. ▼ Falling
2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 in Indonesia, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 31 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 down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5 in Indonesia peaked at 40.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31, in 2022.
Indonesia ranks 25th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.4 | — |
| 2001 | 39.8 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 39.2 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 38.8 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 38.4 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 38.1 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 37.9 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 37.5 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 37.1 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 36.6 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 35.9 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 35.2 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 34.6 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 34.1 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 33.6 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 33.3 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 33 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 32.7 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 32.5 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 32.2 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 31.9 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 31.4 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 31 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.38 | 36.6 | 40.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.71 | 32.2 | 35.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.43 | 31 | 31.9 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5 in Indonesia?
- 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5 in Indonesia was 31 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5 recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5 recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 in 2022.
- How does Indonesia rank for 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5?
- Indonesia ranks 25th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
- Is 2.2.1 prevalence of stunting among children under 5 rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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