Children moderately or severely stunted in Chile
Chile: Children moderately or severely stunted was 16 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Chile is 16 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Chile peaked at 37.8 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16 num th, in 2024.
That places Chile 125th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Chile, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.8 num th | — |
| 2001 | 35 num th | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 32.4 num th | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 30.2 num th | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 28.3 num th | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 26.9 num th | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 25.8 num th | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 24.8 num th | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 24.2 num th | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 23.6 num th | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 23.1 num th | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 22.7 num th | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 22.3 num th | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 22.1 num th | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.8 num th | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 21.3 num th | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 20.7 num th | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 20.1 num th | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 19.5 num th | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 18.8 num th | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 18.1 num th | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 17.5 num th | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 17 num th | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 16.5 num th | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 16 num th | -3.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 16 num th is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.45 num th, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Chile's 16 num th is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.7 num th, 45% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9 num th | 23.6 num th | 37.8 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.24 num th | 18.8 num th | 23.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.02 num th | 16 num th | 18.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More development goals data for Chile
- Red List Index 0.7675 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.59 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,272 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 91 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 91 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 78 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 63 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 64 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,009 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Chile?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Chile was 16 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 num th in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Chile ranks 125th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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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