Children moderately or severely stunted in Eswatini
Eswatini: Children moderately or severely stunted was 26.7 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Eswatini is 26.7 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Eswatini peaked at 53.5 num th in 2001 and was at its lowest, 26.7 num th, in 2024.
That places Eswatini 116th out of 178 countries 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.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.4 num th | — |
| 2001 | 53.5 num th | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.4 num th | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 52.9 num th | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 52.1 num th | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 51.4 num th | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 50.7 num th | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 50.1 num th | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 49.3 num th | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 47.9 num th | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 46 num th | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 43.8 num th | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 41.6 num th | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 39.8 num th | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 38 num th | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 36.5 num th | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 35 num th | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 33.5 num th | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 31.8 num th | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 30.6 num th | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 29.4 num th | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 28.6 num th | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 28 num th | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 27.4 num th | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 26.7 num th | -2.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 26.7 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.9 num th, 9% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 26.7 num th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.3 num th, 5% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.47 num th | 47.9 num th | 53.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.66 num th | 30.6 num th | 46 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.02 num th | 26.7 num th | 29.4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 113 Cuba 35.7 num th compare
- 114 Solomon Islands 31.2 num th compare
- 115 Costa Rica 28.8 num th compare
- 117 Mongolia 24.1 num th compare
- 118 Djibouti 24 num th compare
- 119 Republic of Korea 23.5 num th compare
- 119 South Korea 23.5 num th compare
More development goals data for Eswatini
- Red List Index 0.9636 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.89 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,105 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,236 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Eswatini?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Eswatini was 26.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5 num th in 2001.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7 num th in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Eswatini ranks 116th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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