Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Mali

Mali: Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) was 986.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
986.9
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
31st
of 161 countries
All-time high
986.9
in 2024
All-time low
853.9
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Mali, 2000–2024

02004006008001.0k2000201220242000: 853.92001: 875.42002: 896.52003: 914.82004: 931.12005: 946.32006: 958.52007: 965.72008: 968.12009: 9672010: 964.42011: 962.12012: 961.52013: 963.12014: 965.62015: 965.62016: 961.92017: 954.82018: 9462019: 935.62020: 929.22021: 932.62022: 946.92023: 966.52024: 986.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Mali recorded 986.9 for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Mali peaked at 986.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 853.9, in 2000.

Mali ranks 31st of 161 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates in Mali, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 853.9
2001 875.4 +2.5%
2002 896.5 +2.4%
2003 914.8 +2.0%
2004 931.1 +1.8%
2005 946.3 +1.6%
2006 958.5 +1.3%
2007 965.7 +0.8%
2008 968.1 +0.2%
2009 967 -0.1%
2010 964.4 -0.3%
2011 962.1 -0.2%
2012 961.5 -0.1%
2013 963.1 +0.2%
2014 965.6 +0.3%
2015 965.6 +0.0%
2016 961.9 -0.4%
2017 954.8 -0.7%
2018 946 -0.9%
2019 935.6 -1.1%
2020 929.2 -0.7%
2021 932.6 +0.4%
2022 946.9 +1.5%
2023 966.5 +2.1%
2024 986.9 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 927.73 853.9 968.1 10
2010s 958.06 935.6 965.6 10
2020s 952.42 929.2 986.9 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Mali?
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Mali was 986.9 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 Mali?
The highest recorded value was 986.9 in 2024.
What is the lowest stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 853.9 in 2000.
How does Mali rank for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions)?
Mali ranks 31st out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
Is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali 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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Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
176 places, 4,530 data points, 1990–2024
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