Children moderately or severely stunted in Ireland
Ireland: Children moderately or severely stunted was 6.2 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 6.2 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Ireland peaked at 9.9 num th in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.2 num th, in 2024.
That places Ireland 134th 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 | 9.81 num th | 9.6 num th | 9.9 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.05 num th | 6.6 num th | 9.4 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3 num th | 6.2 num th | 6.4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More development goals data for Ireland
- Red List Index 0.9217 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3391 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 33,380 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 111 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 39 (2025)
- Infant deaths 182 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Ireland?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Ireland was 6.2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9 num th in 2002.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 num th in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Ireland ranks 134th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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