Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) was 13.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 13.7 for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Vanuatu peaked at 13.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.7, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 118th of 161 countries on this measure, 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7 | — |
| 2001 | 6.8 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 7 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 7.2 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 7.5 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 7.7 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 8 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 8.3 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 8.6 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 8.9 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 9.3 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 9.6 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 10.1 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 10.5 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 10.9 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 11.4 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 11.7 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 12 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 12.3 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 12.4 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.6 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 12.9 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 13.2 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 13.4 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 13.7 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.67 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.02 | 9.3 | 12.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.16 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 5 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 4.57 % 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 0.0508 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.14 % 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 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Vanuatu?
- Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Vanuatu was 13.7 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7 in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions)?
- Vanuatu ranks 118th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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