Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) was 0.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia is 0.3, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2006.
That places Saint Lucia 157th 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.39 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Saint Lucia?
- Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Saint Lucia was 0.3 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2006.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 157th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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