Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Venezuela
Venezuela: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male was 12.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Venezuela, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Venezuela stood at 12.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Venezuela peaked at 19.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2019.
Venezuela ranks 82nd of 162 countries on this measure, 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 12.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 55% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 12.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.3%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 15.2% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.0% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.0% | 12.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Venezuela?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Venezuela was 12.7% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2019.
- How does Venezuela rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Venezuela ranks 82nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.