Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Other small states
Other small states: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male was 20.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Other small states, 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 Other small states is 20.6%, measured 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 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Other small states peaked at 32.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2024.
That places Other small states 27th out of 45 groups 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.1% | — |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 29.5% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 22.0% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.6% | 21.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 24 Rwanda 32.6% compare
- 24 Tanzania 32.6% compare
- 26 Vanuatu 32.5% compare
- 27 South Sudan 32.1% compare
- 28 Marshall Islands 31.6% compare
- 29 Solomon Islands 31.4% compare
- 30 Laos 31.2% compare
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0421 units per person (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 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0368 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 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0423 units per person (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 Other small states?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Other small states was 20.6% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2024.
- How does Other small states rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Other small states ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.