Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) was 8.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 8.7 for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Bhutan peaked at 33.7 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.7, in 2023.
Bhutan ranks 128th of 161 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.7 | — |
| 2001 | 32.2 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 30.8 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 29.4 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 28.1 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 26.8 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 25.9 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 24.8 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 23.6 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 22.3 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 20.9 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 19.6 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 18.4 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 17.4 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 16.5 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 15.5 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 14.4 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 13.1 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 11.8 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 10.7 | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 9.8 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 9.2 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 8.9 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 8.7 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 8.7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.76 | 22.3 | 33.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.83 | 10.7 | 20.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.06 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Bhutan?
- Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Bhutan was 8.7 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7 in 2000.
- What is the lowest stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions)?
- Bhutan ranks 128th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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