Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Small states
Small states: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 17.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Small states, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Small states stood at 17.1%.
That represents a change of down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Small states peaked at 24.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2023.
That places Small states 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.0% | — |
| 2001 | 24.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 23.0% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 17.8% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 17.1% | 17.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 25 Marshall Islands 30.0% compare
- 25 South Sudan 30.0% compare
- 27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.9% compare
- 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 29.9% compare
- 29 Rwanda 29.8% compare
- 29 Solomon Islands 29.8% compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 28.3% compare
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in Small states?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Small states was 17.1% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2023.
- How does Small states rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Small states ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.