Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female … female modeled in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female … female modeled was 11.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 11.3% for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 16.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2020.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.5% | — |
| 2001 | 16.1% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 12.9% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.9% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.8% | 11.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 31 Philippines 26.0% compare
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 25.9% compare
- 33 Nepal 25.1% compare
- 34 Cameroon 24.7% compare
- 35 Guinea 24.5% compare
- 36 Bangladesh 24.4% compare
- 37 Liberia 24.3% compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate -0.0533 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate -0.494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.039 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0399 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -0.2727 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 11.3% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2020.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.