Children moderately or severely stunted in Myanmar
Myanmar: Children moderately or severely stunted was 1,077 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar is 1,077 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Myanmar peaked at 2,227 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,077 num th, in 2024.
That places Myanmar 27th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 1,911 num th | 1,557 num th | 2,227 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,326 num th | 1,183 num th | 1,493 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,112 num th | 1,077 num th | 1,153 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More development goals data for Myanmar
- Red List Index 0.8567 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2,606 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 334.82 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 29,371 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Myanmar?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Myanmar was 1,077 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,227 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,077 num th in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Myanmar ranks 27th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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