Children moderately or severely stunted in Liberia
Liberia: Children moderately or severely stunted was 210.1 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Liberia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 210.1 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Liberia peaked at 251.6 num th in 2008 and was at its lowest, 203.3 num th, in 2021.
Liberia ranks 67th 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 | 235.93 num th | 225.6 num th | 251.6 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 234.77 num th | 212.3 num th | 249.6 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 205.8 num th | 203.3 num th | 210.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More development goals data for Liberia
- Red List Index 0.9072 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 88.92 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 37.17 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 10,692 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 5,649 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.69 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 14,534 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Liberia?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Liberia was 210.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 251.6 num th in 2008.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 203.3 num th in 2021.
- How does Liberia rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Liberia ranks 67th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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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