Children moderately or severely stunted in Chad
Chad: Children moderately or severely stunted was 1,163 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Chad recorded 1,163 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Chad peaked at 1,163 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 740.1 num th, in 2000.
Chad ranks 28th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Chad, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 740.1 num th | — |
| 2001 | 766 num th | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 790.6 num th | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 814.8 num th | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 838.9 num th | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 865.3 num th | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 891.9 num th | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 916.1 num th | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 938 num th | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 956.4 num th | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 968.5 num th | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 979.2 num th | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 990.4 num th | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,003 num th | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1,016 num th | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,026 num th | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1,032 num th | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,034 num th | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,034 num th | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,035 num th | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,041 num th | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,055 num th | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,082 num th | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1,114 num th | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 1,163 num th | +4.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1,163 num th is above the median for low income countries, which is 986.9 num th, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1,163 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.3 num th, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 851.81 num th | 740.1 num th | 956.4 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,012 num th | 968.5 num th | 1,035 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,091 num th | 1,041 num th | 1,163 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More development goals data for Chad
- Red List Index 0.9456 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 70.05 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 72.22 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 35 (2025)
- Infant deaths 47,333 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Chad?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Chad was 1,163 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1,163 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 740.1 num th in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Chad ranks 28th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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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