Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) was 1,077 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Myanmar is 1,077, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Myanmar peaked at 2,227 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,077, in 2024.
That places Myanmar 28th 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,227 | — |
| 2001 | 2,162 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 2,102 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 2,038 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1,967 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1,891 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1,810 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1,724 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 1,636 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 1,557 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 1,493 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 1,440 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1,398 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1,363 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,333 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,306 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1,280 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,249 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,217 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1,183 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1,153 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,128 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1,110 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,093 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1,077 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,911 | 1,557 | 2,227 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,326 | 1,183 | 1,493 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,112 | 1,077 | 1,153 | 5 |
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More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -0.472 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0408 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -0.5061 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Myanmar?
- Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Myanmar was 1,077 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,227 in 2000.
- What is the lowest stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,077 in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions)?
- Myanmar ranks 28th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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