Children moderately or severely stunted in Malta
Malta: Children moderately or severely stunted was 0.8 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Malta, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.8 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 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Malta peaked at 1.5 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8 num th, in 2018.
That places Malta 156th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.26 num th | 1.1 num th | 1.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.96 num th | 0.8 num th | 1.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 num th | 0.8 num th | 0.8 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 153 Latvia 1.4 num th compare
- 154 Marshall Islands 1.2 num th compare
- 155 Barbados 0.9 num th compare
- 156 Estonia 0.8 num th compare
- 158 Seychelles 0.6 num th compare
- 159 Saint Lucia 0.3 num th compare
More development goals data for Malta
- Red List Index 0.825 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.28 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,447 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Malta?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Malta was 0.8 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 num th in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Malta ranks 156th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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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