Children moderately or severely stunted in Namibia
Namibia: Children moderately or severely stunted was 66.6 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 66.6 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Namibia peaked at 79.1 num th in 2002 and was at its lowest, 66.6 num th, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 96th of 178 countries on this measure, 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.6 num th | — |
| 2001 | 78.5 num th | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 79.1 num th | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 78.7 num th | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 77.4 num th | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 76.1 num th | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 75 num th | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 74.6 num th | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.4 num th | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 74.3 num th | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 74 num th | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.4 num th | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 72.9 num th | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 72.6 num th | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 72 num th | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 71.1 num th | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 70.1 num th | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 68.9 num th | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 67.9 num th | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 67.1 num th | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 67 num th | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 67.8 num th | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 68.6 num th | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 68 num th | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 66.6 num th | -2.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 66.6 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.9 num th, 22% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 66.6 num th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.3 num th, 12% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.57 num th | 74.3 num th | 79.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 71 num th | 67.1 num th | 74 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6 num th | 66.6 num th | 68.6 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More development goals data for Namibia
- Red List Index 0.9721 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 19.49 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 406.62 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 55 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 54 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 26 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 26 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,808 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Namibia?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Namibia was 66.6 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1 num th in 2002.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6 num th in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Namibia ranks 96th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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