Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (modeled) … male modeled in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (modeled) … male modeled was 20.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Pacific island small states, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 20.6% for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Pacific island small states peaked at 20.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2000.
That places Pacific island small states 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (modeled) … male modeled in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.9% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 17.9% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 19.1% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.3% | 20.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 23 Chad 33.7% compare
- 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
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate 0.5092 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0428 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1394 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0536 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.042 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Pacific island small states?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Pacific island 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2000.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Pacific island small states ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.