Children moderately or severely stunted in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Children moderately or severely stunted was 596.5 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Eastern Europe, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Eastern Europe recorded 596.5 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Eastern Europe peaked at 1,328 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 596.5 num th, in 2024.
Eastern Europe ranks 29th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,328 num th | — |
| 2001 | 1,271 num th | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 1,230 num th | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1,208 num th | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1,193 num th | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,179 num th | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1,169 num th | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1,161 num th | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,153 num th | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,147 num th | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,138 num th | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,131 num th | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,137 num th | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,118 num th | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,091 num th | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1,067 num th | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1,052 num th | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,006 num th | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 940.8 num th | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 872.7 num th | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 808.4 num th | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 741.1 num th | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 669.8 num th | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 620.3 num th | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 596.5 num th | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,204 num th | 1,147 num th | 1,328 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,055 num th | 872.7 num th | 1,138 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 687.22 num th | 596.5 num th | 808.4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
More development goals data for Eastern Europe
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,873 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,928 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 321 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 259 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 266 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 754 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,044 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.34 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 1,176 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Eastern Europe?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Eastern Europe was 596.5 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,328 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 596.5 num th in 2024.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Eastern Europe ranks 29th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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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