Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 7.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 7.1% for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Mongolia peaked at 29.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 111th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.7% | — |
| 2001 | 28.6% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 16.4% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 8.2% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.1% | 7.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Mongolia?
- Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Mongolia was 7.1% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Mongolia ranks 111th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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