Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Djibouti
Djibouti: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male was 22.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Djibouti, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 22.9% for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Djibouti peaked at 34.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2024.
That places Djibouti 53rd 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, male in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.1% | — |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | -0.4% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 22.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 22.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.0%, 2.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 32.5% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 24.6% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.9% | 23.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,107 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 197 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0481 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5304 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, 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 Djibouti?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Djibouti was 22.9% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Djibouti ranks 53rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.