Children moderately or severely stunted in Mongolia
Mongolia: Children moderately or severely stunted was 24.1 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Mongolia stood at 24.1 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Mongolia peaked at 74.9 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.1 num th, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 117th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.9 num th | — |
| 2001 | 70.5 num th | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 66.6 num th | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 62.7 num th | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 58.9 num th | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 55.4 num th | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 52 num th | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 48.8 num th | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 46.2 num th | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 44.3 num th | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 43 num th | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 41.2 num th | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 39.4 num th | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 38.3 num th | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 37.6 num th | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 36.8 num th | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 36.2 num th | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 35.4 num th | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 34 num th | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 32.4 num th | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 30.5 num th | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 28.4 num th | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 26.8 num th | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 25.4 num th | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 24.1 num th | -5.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 24.1 num th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.05 num th, 52% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 24.1 num th is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4 num th, 61% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.03 num th | 44.3 num th | 74.9 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.43 num th | 32.4 num th | 43 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.04 num th | 24.1 num th | 30.5 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 114 Solomon Islands 31.2 num th compare
- 115 Costa Rica 28.8 num th compare
- 116 Eswatini 26.7 num th compare
- 118 Djibouti 24 num th compare
- 119 Republic of Korea 23.5 num th compare
- 119 South Korea 23.5 num th compare
More development goals data for Mongolia
- Red List Index 0.9573 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 70.8 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 332.75 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 13 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 46 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 46 (2025)
- Infant deaths 717 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Mongolia?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Mongolia was 24.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1 num th in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Mongolia ranks 117th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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