Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Senegal
Senegal: Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) was 428.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 428.3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Senegal peaked at 428.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 389.2, in 2010.
That places Senegal 49th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 407.7 | — |
| 2001 | 407.3 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 405.7 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 403.1 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 401 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 399.7 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 398.3 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 395.8 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 392.4 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 390.2 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 389.2 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 392.3 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 399.6 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 409.5 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 418.6 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 425.4 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 428 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 425.5 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 419.8 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 414.7 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 409.8 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 408 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 411.4 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 421.4 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 428.3 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 400.12 | 390.2 | 407.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 412.26 | 389.2 | 428 | 10 |
| 2020s | 415.78 | 408 | 428.3 | 5 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.04 % 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 0.0571 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 0.0474 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Senegal?
- Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Senegal was 428.3 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 428.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 389.2 in 2010.
- How does Senegal rank for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions)?
- Senegal ranks 49th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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