Children moderately or severely stunted in Nepal
Nepal: Children moderately or severely stunted was 719.3 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Nepal, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Nepal stood at 719.3 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Nepal peaked at 2,018 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 719.3 num th, in 2024.
Nepal ranks 35th of 163 countries on this measure, 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 | 1,716 num th | 1,384 num th | 2,018 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,075 num th | 855.3 num th | 1,312 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 758.34 num th | 719.3 num th | 807.8 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More development goals data for Nepal
- Red List Index 0.9303 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 27.57 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 57.25 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 12,587 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Nepal?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Nepal was 719.3 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,018 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 719.3 num th in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Nepal ranks 35th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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