Children moderately or severely stunted in India
India: Children moderately or severely stunted was 37,401 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in India, 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 India is 37,401 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in India peaked at 65,983 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37,401 num th, in 2024.
India ranks 1st of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63,476 num th | 58,276 num th | 65,983 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,996 num th | 41,389 num th | 56,599 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,469 num th | 37,401 num th | 40,114 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More development goals data for India
- Red List Index 0.7875 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.97 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 350.51 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 141 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 297 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 297 (2025)
- Infant deaths 539,573 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in India?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in India was 37,401 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 65,983 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,401 num th in 2024.
- How does India rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- India ranks 1st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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