Children moderately or severely stunted in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Children moderately or severely stunted was 662.9 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) recorded 662.9 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 662.9 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 376.2 num th, in 2000.
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 28th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 376.2 num th | — |
| 2001 | 395.7 num th | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 416.5 num th | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 438.2 num th | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 460.8 num th | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 483.9 num th | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 506.7 num th | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 526.9 num th | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 545.1 num th | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 561 num th | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 574.6 num th | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 587.1 num th | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 599.5 num th | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 610.8 num th | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 619.8 num th | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 626.5 num th | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 630.3 num th | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 631.7 num th | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 632.5 num th | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 632.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 634.2 num th | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 639.4 num th | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 648 num th | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 654.3 num th | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 662.9 num th | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 471.1 num th | 376.2 num th | 561 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 614.53 num th | 574.6 num th | 632.5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 647.76 num th | 634.2 num th | 662.9 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
More development goals data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Red List Index 0.8156 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.26 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 208.54 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 60 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 64 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.52 ltpureal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 662.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 662.9 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 376.2 num th in 2000.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 28th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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