Children moderately or severely stunted in Brazil
Brazil: Children moderately or severely stunted was 1,164 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Brazil, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Brazil is 1,164 num th, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Brazil peaked at 1,694 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 968 num th, in 2012.
Brazil ranks 25th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 1,278 num th | 1,024 num th | 1,694 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,017 num th | 968 num th | 1,104 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,147 num th | 1,120 num th | 1,164 num th | 5 |
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More development goals data for Brazil
- Red List Index 0.7834 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.19 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 791.36 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 100 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 60 (2025)
- Infant deaths 31,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Brazil?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Brazil was 1,164 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1,694 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 968 num th in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Brazil ranks 25th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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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