Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in High-income economies
High-income economies: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) was 4 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in High-income economies, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
High-income economies recorded 4 % for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in High-income economies peaked at 4.5 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.8 %, in 2017.
High-income economies ranks 32nd 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 High-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5 % | — |
| 2001 | 4.4 % | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3 % | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 4.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.2 % | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.1 % | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 4 % | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.9 % | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8 % | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.9 % | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 3.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 % | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.31 % | 4.1 % | 4.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.89 % | 3.8 % | 4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.88 % | 3.8 % | 4 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near High-income economies
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in High-income economies?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in High-income economies was 4 % 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 High-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in High-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 % in 2017.
- How does High-income economies rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- High-income economies ranks 32nd 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 High-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High-income economies 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.