Children moderately or severely stunted in Angola
Angola: Children moderately or severely stunted was 3,027 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Angola is 3,027 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Angola peaked at 3,027 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,263 num th, in 2007.
Angola ranks 10th of 178 countries on this measure, 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 Angola, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,413 num th | — |
| 2001 | 1,378 num th | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1,345 num th | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1,315 num th | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1,292 num th | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1,275 num th | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,266 num th | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,263 num th | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,270 num th | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,295 num th | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,335 num th | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1,390 num th | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1,464 num th | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1,556 num th | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 1,665 num th | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1,785 num th | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 1,912 num th | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 2,041 num th | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 2,172 num th | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 2,305 num th | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 2,443 num th | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 2,591 num th | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 2,752 num th | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 2,894 num th | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 3,027 num th | +4.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 3,027 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.9 num th, 9.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Angola's 3,027 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.3 num th, 5.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,311 num th | 1,263 num th | 1,413 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,762 num th | 1,335 num th | 2,305 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,742 num th | 2,443 num th | 3,027 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 7 Bangladesh 4,189 num th compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 3,299 num th compare
- 9 Yemen 3,055 num th compare
- 11 Afghanistan 2,850 num th compare
- 12 Sudan 2,703 num th compare
- 13 Philippines 2,542 num th compare
More development goals data for Angola
- Red List Index 0.9754 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 31.39 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 136.67 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 18 (2025)
- Infant deaths 44,571 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Angola?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Angola was 3,027 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 3,027 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,263 num th in 2007.
- How does Angola rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Angola ranks 10th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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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