Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 7.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Caribbean Small States, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Caribbean Small States stood at 7.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Caribbean Small States peaked at 12.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2024.
Caribbean Small States ranks 36th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.6% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.6% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.2701 % change on previous year (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 -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 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 -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.3742 % change on previous year (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 in Caribbean Small States?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Caribbean Small States was 7.8% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2024.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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 (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children 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.