Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) was 4.8 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern Asia is 4.8 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Eastern Asia peaked at 19 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.8 %, in 2024.
Eastern Asia ranks 28th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19 % | — |
| 2001 | 17.8 % | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 16.6 % | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 15.4 % | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 14.2 % | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 13.1 % | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 12.2 % | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 11.2 % | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 10.4 % | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 9.6 % | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 8.8 % | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 8.1 % | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 7.6 % | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 7.1 % | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 6.7 % | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 6.5 % | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 6.2 % | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 5.9 % | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 5.6 % | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 5.4 % | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 5.2 % | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 5 % | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 4.9 % | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 4.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.8 % | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.95 % | 9.6 % | 19 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.79 % | 5.4 % | 8.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.96 % | 4.8 % | 5.2 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 25 Rwanda 29.8 % compare
- 25 Solomon Islands 29.8 % compare
- 27 Cabo Verde 5.3 % compare
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 28.3 % compare
- 28 Philippines 27.7 % compare
- 29 Cameroon 27.2 % compare
- 30 Liberia 26.9 % compare
- 31 Guinea 26.6 % compare
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- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -9.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.5576 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Eastern Asia?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Eastern Asia was 4.8 % 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 % in 2024.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- Eastern Asia ranks 28th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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