Children moderately or severely stunted in Belize
Belize: Children moderately or severely stunted was 4.1 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Belize, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Belize recorded 4.1 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Belize peaked at 8.6 num th in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.1 num th, in 2024.
Belize ranks 143rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.27 num th | 7.6 num th | 8.6 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.92 num th | 5 num th | 7.2 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.36 num th | 4.1 num th | 4.7 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 140 Maldives 4.2 num th compare
- 140 Polynesia 4.2 num th compare
- 140 Suriname 4.2 num th compare
- 144 Finland 4 num th compare
- 145 North Macedonia 3.4 num th compare
- 146 Brunei Darussalam 3.1 num th compare
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 3.1 num th compare
More development goals data for Belize
- Red List Index 0.86 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 409.96 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 2 (2025)
- Infant deaths 80 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 69 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 4.99 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 94 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Belize?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Belize was 4.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6 num th in 2003.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 num th in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Belize ranks 143rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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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