Children moderately or severely stunted in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Children moderately or severely stunted was 1.2 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Marshall Islands, 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 Marshall Islands is 1.2 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Marshall Islands peaked at 3.3 num th in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.2 num th, in 2024.
That places Marshall Islands 154th 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 | 3.12 num th | 3 num th | 3.3 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 num th | 1.5 num th | 3 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 num th | 1.2 num th | 1.4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More development goals data for Marshall Islands
- Red List Index 0.8363 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 162.5 constant US$ (2025)
- Infant deaths 18 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 9 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.7036 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 22 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 0.2 num th (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 173,249 tonnes (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 ratio (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Marshall Islands?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Marshall Islands was 1.2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 num th in 2001.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 num th in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Marshall Islands ranks 154th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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