Children moderately or severely stunted in Japan
Japan: Children moderately or severely stunted was 207.5 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Japan, 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 Japan is 207.5 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Japan peaked at 380.7 num th in 2005 and was at its lowest, 207.5 num th, in 2024.
Japan ranks 68th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 369.85 num th | 336.3 num th | 380.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 319.17 num th | 256.3 num th | 369.2 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 222.08 num th | 207.5 num th | 241.7 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 65 Lao People's Democratic Republic 236.3 num th compare
- 66 Eritrea 224.4 num th compare
- 67 Liberia 210.1 num th compare
- 69 Honduras 204.4 num th compare
- 70 Mauritania 175 num th compare
- 71 Tajikistan 174.4 num th compare
More development goals data for Japan
- Red List Index 0.7393 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.0374 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 9,331 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 40 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 50 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,363 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Japan?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Japan was 207.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 380.7 num th in 2005.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 207.5 num th in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Japan ranks 68th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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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