Children moderately or severely stunted in Kenya
Kenya: Children moderately or severely stunted was 1,273 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Kenya, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1,273 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Kenya peaked at 2,314 num th in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,273 num th, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 22nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 2,230 num th | 2,048 num th | 2,314 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,830 num th | 1,451 num th | 2,216 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,317 num th | 1,273 num th | 1,386 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More development goals data for Kenya
- Red List Index 0.8338 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.09 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,310 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Kenya?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Kenya was 1,273 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2,314 num th in 2007.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,273 num th in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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