Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 5.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Türkiye, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 5.5% 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 1.8% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Türkiye peaked at 17.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2024.
That places Türkiye 123rd 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 prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.4% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 5.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 69% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 5.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.3%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 11.9% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 6.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 5 |
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More health data for Türkiye
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 858 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % 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 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % 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 Türkiye?
- Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Türkiye was 5.5% 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2024.
- How does Türkiye rank for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Türkiye ranks 123rd out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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