Children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Children moderately or severely stunted was 85 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea-Bissau, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea-Bissau stood at 85 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 85 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72 num th, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 81st of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.96 num th | 72 num th | 74.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.97 num th | 74.8 num th | 80.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2 num th | 79.8 num th | 85 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More development goals data for Guinea-Bissau
- Red List Index 0.938 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 84.84 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 74.67 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 4 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,710 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea-Bissau?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea-Bissau was 85 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 85 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 num th in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 81st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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