Children moderately or severely stunted in Maldives
Maldives: Children moderately or severely stunted was 4.2 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Maldives, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Maldives stood at 4.2 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Maldives peaked at 10.7 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.2 num th, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 140th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 7.94 num th | 5.9 num th | 10.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.58 num th | 5 num th | 5.8 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.44 num th | 4.2 num th | 4.7 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More development goals data for Maldives
- Red List Index 0.8608 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.65 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.77 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 4 (2025)
- Infant deaths 27 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Maldives?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Maldives was 4.2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 num th in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Maldives ranks 140th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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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