Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male was 3.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, 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, male in Central Europe and the Baltics is 3.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 7.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2022.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More health data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0352 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Central Europe and the Baltics was 3.4% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2022.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, male, is the percentage of boys 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.