Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 30.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Marshall Islands stood at 30.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Marshall Islands peaked at 41.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2023.
That places Marshall Islands 25th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.9% | — |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 30.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 3.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 30.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.0%, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.1% | 39.3% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 32.1% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 30.0% | 31.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 22 Zambia 32.3% compare
- 23 Chad 31.5% compare
- 24 Vanuatu 31.0% compare
- 25 South Sudan 30.0% compare
- 27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.9% compare
- 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 29.9% compare
More health data for Marshall Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.92 % 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 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.43 % 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 in Marshall Islands?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Marshall Islands was 30.0% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Marshall Islands ranks 25th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall 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 (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.