Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in South-eastern Asia
South-eastern Asia: Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) was 11.6 million No in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in South-eastern Asia, 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 South-eastern Asia is 11.6 million No, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in South-eastern Asia peaked at 20.7 million No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.6 million No, in 2024.
That places South-eastern Asia 14th out of 36 groups 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.
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.7 million No | — |
| 2001 | 20.3 million No | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 20 million No | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 19.8 million No | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 19.6 million No | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 19.5 million No | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.4 million No | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.3 million No | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.1 million No | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 18.8 million No | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 18.5 million No | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 18.1 million No | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 17.7 million No | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 17.3 million No | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 16.9 million No | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 16.4 million No | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 15.9 million No | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 15.3 million No | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 14.5 million No | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 13.9 million No | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 13.3 million No | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 12.8 million No | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 12.4 million No | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 12 million No | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 11.6 million No | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.65 million No | 18.8 million No | 20.7 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.45 million No | 13.9 million No | 18.5 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.42 million No | 11.6 million No | 13.3 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-eastern Asia
- 11 Philippines 2.5 million No compare
- 12 China 2.4 million No compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2 million No compare
- 13 Niger 2.3 million No compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.2 million No compare
- 14 Mozambique 2.1 million No compare
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.1 million No compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 0.1 million No compare
- 15 Uganda 1.9 million No compare
- 16 Madagascar 1.8 million No compare
- 17 Egypt 1.5 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for South-eastern Asia
- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production, annual growth rate -0.5355 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.3366 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production, annual growth rate -26.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing -26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0.3933 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in South-eastern Asia?
- Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in South-eastern Asia was 11.6 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 South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7 million No in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) recorded in South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6 million No in 2024.
- How does South-eastern Asia rank for number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled)?
- South-eastern Asia ranks 14th 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 South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-eastern Asia 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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