Children moderately or severely stunted in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Children moderately or severely stunted was 28.8 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Costa Rica, 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 Costa Rica is 28.8 num th, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Costa Rica peaked at 29 num th in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.8 num th, in 2007.
Costa Rica ranks 115th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.2 num th | — |
| 2001 | 27.5 num th | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 26.7 num th | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 25.7 num th | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 24.7 num th | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 23.8 num th | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 23.1 num th | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 22.8 num th | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 22.9 num th | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 23 num th | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 23.2 num th | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 23.5 num th | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 24.1 num th | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 24.6 num th | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 25.2 num th | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 26.2 num th | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 27.1 num th | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 27.6 num th | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 28.1 num th | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 28.5 num th | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 28.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28.7 num th | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 29 num th | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 28.8 num th | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 28.8 num th | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 28.8 num th is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.45 num th, 2.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 28.8 num th is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.7 num th, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.84 num th | 22.8 num th | 28.2 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.81 num th | 23.2 num th | 28.5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.76 num th | 28.5 num th | 29 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More development goals data for Costa Rica
- Red List Index 0.8353 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.55 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,219 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 468 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Costa Rica?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Costa Rica was 28.8 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 29 num th in 2022.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8 num th in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Costa Rica ranks 115th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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