Children moderately or severely stunted in Melanesia
Melanesia: Children moderately or severely stunted was 646.7 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Melanesia, 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 Melanesia is 646.7 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Melanesia peaked at 646.7 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 351.1 num th, in 2000.
Melanesia ranks 38th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 446.9 num th | 351.1 num th | 537.9 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 593.65 num th | 551.6 num th | 614.9 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 631.08 num th | 617 num th | 646.7 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 35 Nepal 719.3 num th compare
- 36 Ghana 661.9 num th compare
- 37 Burkina Faso 656.6 num th compare
- 39 Guinea 591.3 num th compare
- 40 Papua New Guinea 586.9 num th compare
- 41 Syrian Arab Republic 577 num th compare
More development goals data for Melanesia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.22 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 39 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 35 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.36 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 246 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Melanesia?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Melanesia was 646.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 646.7 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 351.1 num th in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Melanesia ranks 38th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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