Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Samoa
Samoa: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male was 9.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Samoa recorded 9.0% 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 2.3% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Samoa peaked at 9.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2008.
Samoa ranks 101st of 162 countries on this measure, 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 in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 9.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 9.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.1%, 53% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.5% | 9.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Samoa?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Samoa was 9.0% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2008.
- How does Samoa rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Samoa ranks 101st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.