Children moderately or severely stunted in Malawi
Malawi: Children moderately or severely stunted was 1,038 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Malawi is 1,038 num th, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Malawi peaked at 1,291 num th in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,001 num th, in 2021.
Malawi ranks 28th 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 | 1,239 num th | 1,161 num th | 1,291 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,139 num th | 1,015 num th | 1,271 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,015 num th | 1,001 num th | 1,038 num th | 5 |
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More development goals data for Malawi
- Red List Index 0.8845 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.35 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 25,217 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Malawi?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Malawi was 1,038 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,291 num th in 2008.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,001 num th in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Malawi ranks 28th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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