Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Caribbean
Caribbean: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) was 12.2 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Caribbean is 12.2 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Caribbean peaked at 15.2 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12 %, in 2020.
That places Caribbean 23rd out of 37 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.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.2 % | — |
| 2001 | 15 % | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 14.7 % | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 14.5 % | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 14.3 % | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 14.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.1 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 14 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 13.8 % | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 13.6 % | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 13.3 % | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 13 % | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 12.9 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.7 % | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 12.6 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.5 % | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.3 % | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.1 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 12 % | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 12 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.2 % | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.34 % | 13.6 % | 15.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.62 % | 12.1 % | 13.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.04 % | 12 % | 12.2 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 20 Zambia 32.3 % compare
- 21 Chad 31.5 % compare
- 22 Vanuatu 31 % compare
- 23 Marshall Islands 30 % compare
- 23 South Sudan 30 % compare
- 25 Rwanda 29.8 % compare
- 25 Solomon Islands 29.8 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Caribbean?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Caribbean was 12.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 % in 2020.
- How does Caribbean rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- Caribbean ranks 23rd out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.