Children moderately or severely stunted in Bhutan
Bhutan: Children moderately or severely stunted was 8.7 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Bhutan, 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 Bhutan is 8.7 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Bhutan peaked at 33.7 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.7 num th, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 139th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.7 num th | — |
| 2001 | 32.2 num th | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 30.8 num th | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 29.4 num th | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 28.1 num th | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 26.8 num th | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 25.9 num th | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 24.8 num th | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 23.6 num th | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 22.3 num th | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 20.9 num th | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 19.6 num th | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 18.4 num th | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 17.4 num th | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 16.5 num th | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 15.5 num th | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 14.4 num th | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 13.1 num th | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 11.8 num th | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 10.7 num th | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 9.8 num th | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 9.2 num th | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 8.9 num th | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 8.7 num th | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 8.7 num th | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 8.7 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.9 num th, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 8.7 num th is below the median for South Asia, which is 441.45 num th, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.76 num th | 22.3 num th | 33.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.83 num th | 10.7 num th | 20.9 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.06 num th | 8.7 num th | 9.8 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More development goals data for Bhutan
- Red List Index 0.899 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 905.51 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 184.78 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 30 (2025)
- Infant deaths 136 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Bhutan?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Bhutan was 8.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 num th in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Bhutan ranks 139th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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