Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male was 31.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Solomon Islands stood at 31.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Solomon Islands peaked at 34.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2021.
Solomon Islands ranks 29th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.5% | — |
| 2001 | 32.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | +1.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 31.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 31.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.1%, 1.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 32.5% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 30.9% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 30.5% | 31.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 26 Vanuatu 32.5% compare
- 27 South Sudan 32.1% compare
- 28 Marshall Islands 31.6% compare
- 30 Laos 31.2% compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 30.7% compare
- 32 Cameroon 29.7% compare
More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.33 % 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 0.0612 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % 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 Solomon Islands?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Solomon Islands was 31.4% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2021.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Solomon Islands ranks 29th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.