Children moderately or severely stunted in Gambia
Gambia: Children moderately or severely stunted was 54.3 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Gambia stood at 54.3 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Gambia peaked at 79.6 num th in 2009 and was at its lowest, 54.3 num th, in 2024.
That places Gambia 104th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.2 num th | — |
| 2001 | 73.5 num th | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 74.1 num th | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 74.6 num th | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 75.1 num th | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 76.1 num th | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 77.4 num th | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 78.6 num th | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 79.4 num th | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 79.6 num th | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 79.3 num th | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.9 num th | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 78.4 num th | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 78 num th | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 77.3 num th | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 75.9 num th | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 73.6 num th | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 70.4 num th | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 66.5 num th | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 62.7 num th | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 59.6 num th | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 57.3 num th | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 55.9 num th | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 55.1 num th | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 54.3 num th | -1.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 54.3 num th is below the median for low income countries, which is 986.9 num th, 6% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 54.3 num th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.3 num th, 10% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.16 num th | 73.2 num th | 79.6 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1 num th | 62.7 num th | 79.3 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.44 num th | 54.3 num th | 59.6 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 101 Australia and New Zealand 57 num th compare
- 102 Dominican Republic 55.9 num th compare
- 103 Oman 55.1 num th compare
- 105 Turkmenistan 51.2 num th compare
- 106 Panama 49.8 num th compare
- 107 Australia 47.6 num th compare
More development goals data for Gambia
- Red List Index 0.9704 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 281.27 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 14.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,674 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,891 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.4818 ltpureal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Gambia?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Gambia was 54.3 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6 num th in 2009.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3 num th in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Gambia ranks 104th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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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