Children moderately or severely stunted in Colombia
Colombia: Children moderately or severely stunted was 410.9 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Colombia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 410.9 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Colombia peaked at 751.2 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 391.4 num th, in 2020.
That places Colombia 50th out of 163 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 659.73 num th | 539.8 num th | 751.2 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 446.99 num th | 394.5 num th | 515.3 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 400.22 num th | 391.4 num th | 410.9 num th | 5 |
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More development goals data for Colombia
- Red List Index 0.769 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 149.26 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 641.14 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 52 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 52 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 42 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 7,362 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Colombia?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Colombia was 410.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 751.2 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 391.4 num th in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Colombia ranks 50th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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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