Children moderately or severely stunted in Caribbean
Caribbean: Children moderately or severely stunted was 388.9 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Caribbean stood at 388.9 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Caribbean peaked at 583.3 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 388.9 num th, in 2024.
Caribbean ranks 31st of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 533.61 num th | 488 num th | 583.3 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 444.47 num th | 408.3 num th | 477.5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 393.78 num th | 388.9 num th | 400.7 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More development goals data for Caribbean
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 426.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,753 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 117 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 115 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 110 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 124 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 125 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 125 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.24 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 213.3 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Caribbean?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Caribbean was 388.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 583.3 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 388.9 num th in 2024.
- How does Caribbean rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Caribbean ranks 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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