Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 16.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 16.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 52.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2024.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 65th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.5% | — |
| 2001 | 51.1% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 49.4% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 46.7% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | -2.4% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 16.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 31.5%, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 16.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.0%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.6% | 31.4% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 18.8% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.6% | 18.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 16.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2024.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 65th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for-age <-2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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