Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Northern America
Northern America: Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) was 0.8 million No in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Northern America, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Northern America is 0.8 million No, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Northern America peaked at 0.8 million No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6 million No, in 2001.
Northern America ranks 27th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Northern America, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7 million No | — |
| 2001 | 0.6 million No | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7 million No | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8 million No | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8 million No | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.61 million No | 0.6 million No | 0.7 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.63 million No | 0.6 million No | 0.7 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.76 million No | 0.7 million No | 0.8 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
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- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Northern America?
- Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Northern America was 0.8 million No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 million No in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 million No in 2001.
- How does Northern America rank for number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled)?
- Northern America ranks 27th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled estimates) (million) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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