Children moderately or severely stunted in Micronesia
Micronesia: Children moderately or severely stunted was 7.1 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Micronesia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Micronesia recorded 7.1 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Micronesia peaked at 11.8 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.1 num th, in 2024.
That places Micronesia 130th 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 | 10.92 num th | 10.1 num th | 11.8 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.87 num th | 7.5 num th | 10 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.26 num th | 7.1 num th | 7.4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia
More development goals data for Micronesia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.89 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 184.04 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.6757 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 2.7 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Micronesia?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Micronesia was 7.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Micronesia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Micronesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1 num th in 2024.
- How does Micronesia rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Micronesia ranks 130th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Micronesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia 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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