Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female … female modeled in Nauru
Nauru: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female … female modeled was 14.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Nauru, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Nauru is 14.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Nauru peaked at 23.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2021.
That places Nauru 66th 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 Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.4% | — |
| 2001 | 22.8% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 14.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.1%, 4.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 14.9% 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 | 22.7% | 21.6% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 15.8% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.9% | 15.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Nauru?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Nauru was 14.9% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2021.
- How does Nauru rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Nauru ranks 66th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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.