Children moderately or severely stunted in Djibouti
Djibouti: Children moderately or severely stunted was 24 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Djibouti, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Djibouti stood at 24 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Djibouti peaked at 38.7 num th in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24 num th, in 2024.
Djibouti ranks 118th 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.7 num th | — |
| 2001 | 35.8 num th | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 37.1 num th | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 38.1 num th | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 38.6 num th | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 38.7 num th | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 38.4 num th | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 37.7 num th | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 36.6 num th | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 35.5 num th | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 34.3 num th | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 33.3 num th | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 32.3 num th | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 31.4 num th | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 30.6 num th | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 29.8 num th | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 28.8 num th | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 27.8 num th | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 26.8 num th | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 25.8 num th | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 25 num th | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 24.4 num th | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 24.2 num th | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 24.1 num th | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 24 num th | -0.4% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 24 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.9 num th, 8% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 24 num th is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.4 num th, 27% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.12 num th | 34.7 num th | 38.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.09 num th | 25.8 num th | 34.3 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.34 num th | 24 num th | 25 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 115 Costa Rica 28.8 num th compare
- 116 Eswatini 26.7 num th compare
- 117 Mongolia 24.1 num th compare
- 119 Republic of Korea 23.5 num th compare
- 119 South Korea 23.5 num th compare
- 121 Paraguay 21.6 num th compare
More development goals data for Djibouti
- Red List Index 0.8231 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 177.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 136.95 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,033 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Djibouti?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Djibouti was 24 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7 num th in 2005.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 num th in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Djibouti ranks 118th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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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