Children moderately or severely stunted in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Children moderately or severely stunted was 5,216 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Northern Africa, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Northern Africa stood at 5,216 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Northern Africa peaked at 6,383 num th in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,216 num th, in 2024.
That places Northern Africa 16th out of 35 regions 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,104 num th | 5,999 num th | 6,333 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,046 num th | 5,544 num th | 6,383 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,276 num th | 5,216 num th | 5,401 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 13 Philippines 2,542 num th compare
- 14 China 2,351 num th compare
- 15 Niger 2,310 num th compare
- 16 Mozambique 2,142 num th compare
- 17 Uganda 1,896 num th compare
- 18 Madagascar 1,787 num th compare
- 19 Egypt 1,525 num th compare
More development goals data for Northern Africa
- Red List Index 0.8703 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 969.73 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 428.42 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 75 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 121 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 185 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 187 (2025)
- Infant deaths 150,684 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Northern Africa?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Northern Africa was 5,216 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6,383 num th in 2010.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,216 num th in 2024.
- How does Northern Africa rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Northern Africa ranks 16th out of 35 regions with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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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