Children moderately or severely stunted in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Children moderately or severely stunted was 6,890 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Ethiopia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Ethiopia is 6,890 num th, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Ethiopia peaked at 7,508 num th in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6,212 num th, in 2017.
That places Ethiopia 5th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,388 num th | 7,041 num th | 7,508 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,401 num th | 6,212 num th | 6,862 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,637 num th | 6,369 num th | 6,890 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 2 Nigeria 11,438 num th compare
- 3 Pakistan 10,739 num th compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,722 num th compare
- 6 Indonesia 5,031 num th compare
- 7 Bangladesh 4,189 num th compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 3,299 num th compare
More development goals data for Ethiopia
- Red List Index 0.8413 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 122.55 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 52.47 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 81 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 93 (2025)
- Infant deaths 141,578 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Ethiopia?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Ethiopia was 6,890 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,508 num th in 2003.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,212 num th in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Ethiopia ranks 5th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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