Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) was 30 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Marshall Islands, 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 Marshall Islands is 30 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Marshall Islands peaked at 41 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30 %, in 2023.
That places Marshall Islands 23rd out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.9 % | — |
| 2001 | 41 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 40.5 % | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 40 % | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 39.8 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 40 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 39.3 % | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 39.6 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 40 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 39.9 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 39.5 % | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 38.8 % | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 37.8 % | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 37 % | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 36.3 % | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 35.5 % | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 34.9 % | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 34.2 % | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 33.2 % | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 32.1 % | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 31.2 % | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 30.6 % | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 30.2 % | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 30 % | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 30 % | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 30 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.4 %, 3.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 30 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.7 %, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.1 % | 39.3 % | 41 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.93 % | 32.1 % | 39.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4 % | 30 % | 31.2 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More agriculture & rural data for Marshall Islands
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,513 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2089 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 19.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 19.9% (2024)
- Rural population 20.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth -5.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Marshall Islands?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Marshall Islands was 30 % 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 41 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 % in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- Marshall Islands ranks 23rd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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