Children moderately or severely stunted in Panama
Panama: Children moderately or severely stunted was 49.8 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Panama stood at 49.8 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Panama peaked at 78.2 num th in 2009 and was at its lowest, 49.8 num th, in 2024.
Panama ranks 106th 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.3 num th | — |
| 2001 | 63.4 num th | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 65.2 num th | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 67.6 num th | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 70.5 num th | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 73.3 num th | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 75.7 num th | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 77.3 num th | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 78.1 num th | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 78.2 num th | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 77.9 num th | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.1 num th | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 75.9 num th | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 74.3 num th | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 72.6 num th | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 70.6 num th | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 68.5 num th | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 65.4 num th | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 62 num th | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 58.4 num th | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 55.2 num th | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 52.5 num th | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 51.1 num th | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 50.1 num th | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 49.8 num th | -0.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 49.8 num th is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.45 num th, 4.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Panama's 49.8 num th is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.7 num th, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.16 num th | 62.3 num th | 78.2 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.27 num th | 58.4 num th | 77.9 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.74 num th | 49.8 num th | 55.2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More development goals data for Panama
- Red List Index 0.7539 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.39 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 860.74 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 855 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Panama?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Panama was 49.8 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2 num th in 2009.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8 num th in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Panama ranks 106th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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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