Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands) in Brunei
Brunei: Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands) was 3.1 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Brunei, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 3.1 num th 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 3.1% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Brunei peaked at 6.9 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.1 num th, in 2024.
That places Brunei 159th 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 (thousands) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9 num th | — |
| 2001 | 6.9 num th | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.9 num th | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.8 num th | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 6.7 num th | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.6 num th | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.4 num th | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 6.2 num th | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 6.1 num th | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 5.9 num th | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 5.7 num th | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 5.6 num th | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.5 num th | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.4 num th | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.2 num th | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 5 num th | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 4.7 num th | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 4.4 num th | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 4.1 num th | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 3.8 num th | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 3.6 num th | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 3.4 num th | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 3.3 num th | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.2 num th | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 3.1 num th | -3.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 3.1 num th is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.45 num th, 27% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 3.1 num th is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4 num th, 8% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.54 num th | 5.9 num th | 6.9 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.94 num th | 3.8 num th | 5.7 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.32 num th | 3.1 num th | 3.6 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 156 Belize 4.1 num th compare
- 157 Finland 4 num th compare
- 158 North Macedonia 3.4 num th compare
- 159 Brunei Darussalam 3.1 num th compare
- 159 Sao Tome and Principe 3.1 num th compare
- 162 Montenegro 2.9 num th compare
More development goals data for Brunei
- Red List Index 0.8284 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.07 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,853 constant US$ (2025)
- Infant deaths 53 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 35 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 62 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 3 num th (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.34 ratio (2024)
- Annual inflation, consumer prices -0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Brunei?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Brunei was 3.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 num th in 2024.
- How does Brunei rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Brunei ranks 159th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei 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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