Children moderately or severely stunted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Children moderately or severely stunted was 57,242 num th in 2024. β¬ Flat
Children moderately or severely stunted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 57,242 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 57,242 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52,704 num th, in 2017.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 5th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55,394 num th | 54,591 num th | 55,920 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,975 num th | 52,704 num th | 54,022 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,080 num th | 53,179 num th | 57,242 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 2 Nigeria 11,438 num th compare
- 3 Pakistan 10,739 num th compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,722 num th compare
- 5 Ethiopia 6,890 num th compare
- 6 Indonesia 5,031 num th compare
- 7 Bangladesh 4,189 num th compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 3,299 num th compare
More development goals data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Red List Index 0.7542 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,312 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 177.54 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 307 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 295 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 227 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 663 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 820 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 834 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 57,242 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 57,242 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,704 num th in 2017.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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