Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female … female modeled in North Korea
North Korea: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female … female modeled was 15.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in North Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
North Korea recorded 15.6% for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in North Korea peaked at 50.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2024.
That places North Korea 62nd out of 162 countries 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.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female … female modeled in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.4% | — |
| 2001 | 49.0% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 47.3% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 42.1% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | -2.5% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 15.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 29.3%, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 15.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.9%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.7% | 29.7% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 17.7% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.6% | 17.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More health data for North Korea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 175,499 (2025)
- Vaccination coverage by income in 99 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 166,257 (2025)
- Population, male 49.5% (2025)
- Population, female 50.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 12.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 9.14 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in North Korea?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in North Korea was 15.6% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2024.
- How does North Korea rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- North Korea ranks 62nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.