Children moderately or severely stunted in Cuba
Cuba: Children moderately or severely stunted was 35.7 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 35.7 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Cuba peaked at 53.2 num th in 2004 and was at its lowest, 35.7 num th, in 2024.
Cuba ranks 113th of 178 countries on this measure, 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 Cuba, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.2 num th | — |
| 2001 | 52.7 num th | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 52.8 num th | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 52.4 num th | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 53.2 num th | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 53.2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 52 num th | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 50.8 num th | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 49.5 num th | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 46.8 num th | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 45.4 num th | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 45.2 num th | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 45.4 num th | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 45.6 num th | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 45.6 num th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 45.2 num th | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 44.3 num th | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 43 num th | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 41.7 num th | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 40.4 num th | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 39.1 num th | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 38 num th | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 37.2 num th | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 36.5 num th | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 35.7 num th | -2.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 35.7 num th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.05 num th, 78% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 35.7 num th is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.7 num th, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.56 num th | 46.8 num th | 53.2 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.18 num th | 40.4 num th | 45.6 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3 num th | 35.7 num th | 39.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 111 Azerbaijan 44.7 num th compare
- 112 Equatorial Guinea 43.8 num th compare
- 114 Solomon Islands 31.2 num th compare
- 115 Costa Rica 28.8 num th compare
- 116 Eswatini 26.7 num th compare
More development goals data for Cuba
- Red List Index 0.6873 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 246.13 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 696.42 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 57 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 57 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 44 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 44 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 44 (2025)
- Infant deaths 648 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Cuba?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Cuba was 35.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2 num th in 2004.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7 num th in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Cuba ranks 113th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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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