Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Northern America
Northern America: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) was 4.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Northern America, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 4.1 % for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Northern America peaked at 4.1 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5 %, in 2009.
That places Northern America 31st out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1 % | — |
| 2001 | 3 % | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 2.9 % | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.8 % | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.7 % | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 2.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.6 % | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5 % | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6 % | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7 % | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.8 % | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.9 % | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 3 % | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 3.1 % | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2 % | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.3 % | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 3.5 % | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 3.7 % | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 3.9 % | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 4.1 % | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.78 % | 2.5 % | 3.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 % | 2.5 % | 3.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7 % | 3.3 % | 4.1 % | 5 |
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- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, annual growth rate -0.5067 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep — Stocks, annual growth rate -2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Northern America?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Northern America was 4.1 % 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 % in 2009.
- How does Northern America rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- Northern America ranks 31st 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 Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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