Children moderately or severely stunted in Estonia
Estonia: Children moderately or severely stunted was 0.8 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Estonia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Estonia stood at 0.8 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Estonia peaked at 1.3 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8 num th, in 2024.
That places Estonia 156th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 num th | 1.1 num th | 1.3 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.95 num th | 0.9 num th | 1.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.88 num th | 0.8 num th | 0.9 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 153 Latvia 1.4 num th compare
- 154 Marshall Islands 1.2 num th compare
- 155 Barbados 0.9 num th compare
- 156 Malta 0.8 num th compare
- 158 Seychelles 0.6 num th compare
- 159 Saint Lucia 0.3 num th compare
More development goals data for Estonia
- Red List Index 0.9796 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 8.78 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,817 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 35 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 12 (2025)
- Infant deaths 17 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Estonia?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Estonia was 0.8 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 num th in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Estonia ranks 156th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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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