Children moderately or severely stunted in Mozambique
Mozambique: Children moderately or severely stunted was 2,142 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Mozambique is 2,142 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Mozambique peaked at 2,142 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,558 num th, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 16th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,558 num th | — |
| 2001 | 1,582 num th | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1,603 num th | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,622 num th | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1,638 num th | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,655 num th | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,672 num th | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,688 num th | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,710 num th | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1,743 num th | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1,782 num th | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1,827 num th | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,875 num th | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1,918 num th | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,949 num th | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1,967 num th | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,976 num th | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,975 num th | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,970 num th | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,969 num th | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,979 num th | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2,007 num th | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2,051 num th | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 2,092 num th | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 2,142 num th | +2.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 2,142 num th is above the median for low income countries, which is 986.9 num th, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 2,142 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.3 num th, 3.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,647 num th | 1,558 num th | 1,743 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,921 num th | 1,782 num th | 1,976 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,054 num th | 1,979 num th | 2,142 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More development goals data for Mozambique
- Red List Index 0.8879 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3031 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 30.73 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 55,191 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Mozambique?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Mozambique was 2,142 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 2,142 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,558 num th in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Mozambique ranks 16th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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