Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) was 0.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Seychelles, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.6 for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Seychelles peaked at 0.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2021.
That places Seychelles 156th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.68 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.58 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Seychelles?
- Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Seychelles was 0.6 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2021.
- How does Seychelles rank for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions)?
- Seychelles ranks 156th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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