Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Thailand
Thailand: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 11.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Thailand recorded 11.5% for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Thailand peaked at 15.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2020.
Thailand ranks 79th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.0% | — |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 11.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 1.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 11.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.9%, 77% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.5% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 11.4% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Thailand?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Thailand was 11.5% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2020.
- How does Thailand rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Thailand ranks 79th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.