Children moderately or severely stunted in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Children moderately or severely stunted was 14,566 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia recorded 14,566 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 4.7% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 39,366 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14,566 num th, in 2024.
That places Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 12th out of 35 groups 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 | 32,837 num th | 27,946 num th | 39,366 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,244 num th | 19,085 num th | 26,992 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,176 num th | 14,566 num th | 18,020 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- 9 Yemen 3,055 num th compare
- 10 Angola 3,027 num th compare
- 11 Afghanistan 2,850 num th compare
- 12 Sudan 2,703 num th compare
- 13 Philippines 2,542 num th compare
- 14 China (People's Republic of) 2,351 num th compare
- 15 Niger 2,310 num th compare
More development goals data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Red List Index 0.8075 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 71.66 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,282 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 231 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 152 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 229 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 605 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1,411 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,447 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 3.98 ltpureal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 14,566 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 39,366 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,566 num th in 2024.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 12th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 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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