Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, %) in Moldova
Moldova: Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, %) was 4.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Moldova stood at 4.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Moldova peaked at 12.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2023.
Moldova ranks 137th of 162 countries 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 (modeled estimate, %) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.9% | — |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 4.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 52% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 4.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.3%, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 8.0% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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More health data for Moldova
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2486 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 29 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in Moldova?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Moldova was 4.2% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2023.
- How does Moldova rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Moldova ranks 137th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.