Children moderately or severely stunted in Europe
Europe: Children moderately or severely stunted was 1,201 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Europe, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Europe recorded 1,201 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Europe peaked at 2,259 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,201 num th, in 2024.
Europe ranks 25th of 35 groups on this measure, 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 | 2,068 num th | 1,942 num th | 2,259 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,759 num th | 1,506 num th | 1,914 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,298 num th | 1,201 num th | 1,429 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More development goals data for Europe
- Red List Index 0.8374 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 737.2 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,433 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 695 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 616 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 159 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 822 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2,962 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3,496 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,561 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Europe?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Europe was 1,201 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,259 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,201 num th in 2024.
- How does Europe rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Europe ranks 25th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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