Children moderately or severely stunted in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Children moderately or severely stunted was 2,850 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Afghanistan stood at 2,850 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Afghanistan peaked at 2,850 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,320 num th, in 2001.
That places Afghanistan 11th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,332 num th | — |
| 2001 | 2,320 num th | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2,387 num th | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 2,465 num th | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 2,474 num th | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,473 num th | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,482 num th | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 2,423 num th | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2,373 num th | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 2,360 num th | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2,337 num th | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2,344 num th | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,375 num th | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2,404 num th | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2,449 num th | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2,488 num th | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2,508 num th | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,532 num th | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2,559 num th | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2,591 num th | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2,637 num th | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2,676 num th | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2,709 num th | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 2,771 num th | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 2,850 num th | +2.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 2,850 num th is above the median for low income countries, which is 986.9 num th, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 2,850 num th is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.4 num th, 32.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,409 num th | 2,320 num th | 2,482 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,459 num th | 2,337 num th | 2,591 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,729 num th | 2,637 num th | 2,850 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More development goals data for Afghanistan
- Red List Index 0.9237 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 9,820 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 27.99 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 37 (2025)
- Infant deaths 70,975 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Afghanistan?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Afghanistan was 2,850 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,850 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,320 num th in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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