Children moderately or severely stunted in Greece
Greece: Children moderately or severely stunted was 7.4 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Greece, 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 Greece is 7.4 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Greece peaked at 11.7 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.4 num th, in 2024.
That places Greece 129th 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 | 10.77 num th | 10 num th | 11.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.26 num th | 8.6 num th | 10 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 num th | 7.4 num th | 8.5 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 num th compare
- 127 Bhutan 8.7 num th compare
- 128 Qatar 8.5 num th compare
- 130 Micronesia 7.1 num th compare
- 130 Republic of Moldova 7.1 num th compare
- 132 Singapore 6.5 num th compare
More development goals data for Greece
- Red List Index 0.7929 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.02 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,139 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 40 (2025)
- Infant deaths 235 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Greece?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Greece was 7.4 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4 num th in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Greece ranks 129th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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