Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 30.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
30.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 161 countries
All-time high
41.0%
in 2001
All-time low
30.0%
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 30.0% for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Marshall Islands peaked at 41.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2023.
That places Marshall Islands 25th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.9% | — |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 30.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 3.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 30.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.0%, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.1% | 39.3% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 32.1% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 30.0% | 31.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 22 Zambia 32.3% compare
- 23 Chad 31.5% compare
- 24 Vanuatu 31.0% compare
- 25 South Sudan 30.0% compare
- 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 29.9% compare
- 27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.9% compare
More health data for Marshall Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Marshall Islands?
- Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Marshall Islands was 30.0% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Marshall Islands ranks 25th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).