Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Montenegro
Montenegro: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 8.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Montenegro, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of stunting, height for age in Montenegro is 8.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Montenegro peaked at 8.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2000.
Montenegro ranks 102nd of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 8.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 8.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.3%, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 101 Samoa 8.4% compare
- 102 Suriname 8.0% compare
- 102 Palestine, State of 8.0% compare
- 105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.9% compare
More health data for Montenegro
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1184 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,522 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.07 % 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 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % 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 Montenegro?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Montenegro was 8.0% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- How does Montenegro rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Montenegro ranks 102nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.