Children moderately or severely stunted in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Children moderately or severely stunted was 10 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 10 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 3.8% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 29.6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2024.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 114th out of 147 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.6 | — |
| 2001 | 27.4 | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 25.9 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 24.3 | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 23.1 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 22.3 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 21.6 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 21 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 19.9 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 18.7 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 17.6 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 16.5 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 15.3 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 14.5 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 13.8 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 13.1 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 12.6 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 12.2 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 11.9 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 11.7 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 11.4 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 11.1 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 10.8 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 10.4 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 10 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.38 | 18.7 | 29.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.92 | 11.7 | 17.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.74 | 10 | 11.4 | 5 |
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More development goals data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Red List Index 0.8264 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 814.28 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 948.83 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 22 (2025)
- Infant deaths 134 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 10 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6 in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2024.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 114th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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