Children moderately or severely stunted in Finland
Finland: Children moderately or severely stunted was 4 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Finland, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Finland stood at 4 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Finland peaked at 6.3 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4 num th, in 2020.
That places Finland 144th 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 | 5.77 num th | 5.3 num th | 6.3 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.69 num th | 4.1 num th | 5.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 num th | 4 num th | 4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 143 Belize 4.1 num th compare
- 145 North Macedonia 3.4 num th compare
- 146 Brunei Darussalam 3.1 num th compare
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 3.1 num th compare
More development goals data for Finland
- Red List Index 0.981 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.0889 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,590 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 82 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Finland?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Finland was 4 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 num th in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Finland ranks 144th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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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