Children moderately or severely stunted in Benin
Benin: Children moderately or severely stunted was 731.1 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Benin recorded 731.1 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Benin peaked at 731.1 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 448.6 num th, in 2000.
Benin ranks 38th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Benin, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 448.6 num th | — |
| 2001 | 459.9 num th | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 472.7 num th | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 486.8 num th | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 502.6 num th | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 521.2 num th | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 540 num th | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 556.9 num th | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 570.5 num th | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 581 num th | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 589 num th | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 596.7 num th | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 606 num th | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 618.9 num th | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 634.3 num th | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 650.9 num th | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 666.7 num th | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 678.7 num th | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 685.9 num th | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 689.1 num th | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 691.7 num th | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 696.5 num th | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 705.8 num th | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 714.4 num th | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 731.1 num th | +2.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 731.1 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.9 num th, 2.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Benin's 731.1 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.3 num th, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 514.02 num th | 448.6 num th | 581 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 641.62 num th | 589 num th | 689.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 707.9 num th | 691.7 num th | 731.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More development goals data for Benin
- Red List Index 0.9795 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.6 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 132.65 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,555 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Benin?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Benin was 731.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 731.1 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 448.6 num th in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Benin ranks 38th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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