Children moderately or severely stunted in Guatemala
Guatemala: Children moderately or severely stunted was 828.5 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Guatemala stood at 828.5 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Guatemala peaked at 1,021 num th in 2003 and was at its lowest, 828.5 num th, in 2024.
Guatemala ranks 36th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,001 num th | — |
| 2001 | 1,014 num th | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1,020 num th | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,021 num th | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,019 num th | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,015 num th | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,008 num th | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 997 num th | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 980.1 num th | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 962.9 num th | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 947.7 num th | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 935.2 num th | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 928.7 num th | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 925.3 num th | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 923.2 num th | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 929.4 num th | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 931.4 num th | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 927.6 num th | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 918.4 num th | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 902.7 num th | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 877.7 num th | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 856.4 num th | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 842.4 num th | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 829.2 num th | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 828.5 num th | -0.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 828.5 num th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.05 num th, 18.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 828.5 num th is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.7 num th, 23.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,004 num th | 962.9 num th | 1,021 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 926.96 num th | 902.7 num th | 947.7 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 846.84 num th | 828.5 num th | 877.7 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 939.9 num th compare
- 33 Cote d'Ivoire 939.9 num th compare
- 35 Somalia 835 num th compare
- 37 United States 780.8 num th compare
- 38 Benin 731.1 num th compare
- 39 Nepal 719.3 num th compare
More development goals data for Guatemala
- Red List Index 0.7337 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 197.07 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 705.49 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 75 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 75 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 75 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Infant deaths 6,486 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Guatemala?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Guatemala was 828.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1,021 num th in 2003.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 828.5 num th in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Guatemala ranks 36th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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