Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) was 828.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 828.5 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 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Guatemala peaked at 1,021 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 828.5, in 2024.
That places Guatemala 34th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,001 | — |
| 2001 | 1,014 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1,020 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,021 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,019 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,015 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,008 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 997 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 980.1 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 962.9 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 947.7 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 935.2 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 928.7 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 925.3 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 923.2 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 929.4 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 931.4 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 927.6 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 918.4 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 902.7 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 877.7 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 856.4 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 842.4 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 829.2 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 828.5 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,004 | 962.9 | 1,021 | 10 |
| 2010s | 926.96 | 902.7 | 947.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 846.84 | 828.5 | 877.7 | 5 |
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More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0521 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0537 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8459 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Guatemala?
- Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Guatemala was 828.5 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1,021 in 2003.
- What is the lowest stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 828.5 in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions)?
- Guatemala ranks 34th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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