Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, %) in Nauru
Nauru: Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, %) was 16.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Nauru, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Nauru recorded 16.0% for prevalence of stunting, height for age in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Nauru peaked at 24.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2021.
Nauru ranks 68th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, %) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.8% | — |
| 2001 | 24.2% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 16.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 4.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 16.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.0%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1% | 23.1% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 17.0% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 16.0% | 16.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in Nauru?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Nauru was 16.0% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2021.
- How does Nauru rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Nauru ranks 68th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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.