Children moderately or severely stunted in Fiji
Fiji: Children moderately or severely stunted was 5.9 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Fiji, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 5.9 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Fiji peaked at 7.4 num th in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.5 num th, in 2020.
Fiji ranks 148th of 178 countries 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 Fiji, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 num th | — |
| 2001 | 6.2 num th | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 6.3 num th | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.3 num th | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.3 num th | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.5 num th | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 7 num th | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 7.2 num th | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 7.3 num th | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.4 num th | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.3 num th | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.9 num th | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 6.8 num th | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.7 num th | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.5 num th | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 6.3 num th | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 6.1 num th | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 5.8 num th | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 5.7 num th | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.6 num th | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 5.5 num th | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.6 num th | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.8 num th | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 5.9 num th | +1.7% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 5.9 num th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.05 num th, 13% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 5.9 num th is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4 num th, 15% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.65 num th | 6 num th | 7.4 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.37 num th | 5.6 num th | 7.3 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.66 num th | 5.5 num th | 5.9 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More development goals data for Fiji
- Red List Index 0.7402 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 29.57 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 587.86 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 12 (2025)
- Infant deaths 389 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Fiji?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Fiji was 5.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4 num th in 2009.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 num th in 2020.
- How does Fiji rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Fiji ranks 148th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji 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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