Children moderately or severely stunted in Armenia
Armenia: Children moderately or severely stunted was 10.9 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Armenia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 10.9 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Armenia peaked at 37.5 num th in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.9 num th, in 2024.
Armenia ranks 136th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Armenia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.7 num th | — |
| 2001 | 34.5 num th | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 34.1 num th | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 34.6 num th | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 35.5 num th | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 36.4 num th | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 37.1 num th | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 37.5 num th | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 36.7 num th | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 35.4 num th | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 33.7 num th | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 31.9 num th | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 30 num th | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 28.3 num th | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 26.5 num th | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 24.6 num th | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 22.4 num th | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 20.1 num th | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 17.7 num th | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 15.6 num th | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 14 num th | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 12.7 num th | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 11.8 num th | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 11.3 num th | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 10.9 num th | -3.5% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 10.9 num th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.05 num th, 24% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 10.9 num th is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4 num th, 81% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.65 num th | 34.1 num th | 37.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.08 num th | 15.6 num th | 33.7 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.14 num th | 10.9 num th | 14 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More development goals data for Armenia
- Red List Index 0.8418 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 531.61 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 649.47 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 25 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 24 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 301 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Armenia?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Armenia was 10.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5 num th in 2007.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9 num th in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Armenia ranks 136th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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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