Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Eritrea
Eritrea: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 48.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 48.0% for prevalence of stunting, height for age in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Eritrea peaked at 51.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 3rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.4% | — |
| 2001 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 45.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 48.9% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 48.0% | -0.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 48.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 31.5%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 48.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.8%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.6% | 43.4% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 49.5% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 48.0% | 48.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in Eritrea?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Eritrea was 48.0% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Eritrea ranks 3rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.