Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in South-eastern Asia
South-eastern Asia: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) was 22.7 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in South-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 South-eastern Asia is 22.7 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in South-eastern Asia peaked at 36.7 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.7 %, in 2024.
South-eastern Asia ranks 14th of 37 groups on this measure, 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 South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.7 % | — |
| 2001 | 36.3 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 35.9 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 35.6 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 35.2 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 34.9 % | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 34.6 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 34.1 % | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 33.5 % | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 32.9 % | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 32.1 % | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 31.2 % | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 30.4 % | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 29.6 % | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 28.9 % | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 28 % | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 27.2 % | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 26.3 % | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 25.4 % | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 24.7 % | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 24.1 % | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 23.6 % | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 23.3 % | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 23.1 % | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 22.7 % | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.97 % | 32.9 % | 36.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.38 % | 24.7 % | 32.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.36 % | 22.7 % | 24.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-eastern Asia
- 11 Mozambique 37 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 19.2 % compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 16.6 % compare
- 12 Ethiopia 35.5 % compare
- 13 Sudan 35.4 % compare
- 13 Micronesia 13.6 % compare
- 14 Lesotho 35 % compare
- 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11.7 % compare
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.7 % compare
- 15 Nigeria 33.8 % compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 20.3 % compare
- 16 Pakistan 33.6 % compare
- 16 Polynesia 7 % compare
- 17 Benin 33.2 % compare
- 17 Malawi 33.2 % compare
- 17 Türkiye 5.5 % compare
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- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing -26 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in South-eastern Asia?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in South-eastern Asia was 22.7 % 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 South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7 % in 2024.
- How does South-eastern Asia rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- South-eastern Asia ranks 14th 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 South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-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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