Children moderately or severely stunted in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Children moderately or severely stunted was 586.9 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Papua New Guinea, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 586.9 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Papua New Guinea peaked at 586.9 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 308.5 num th, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 40th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 399.4 num th | 308.5 num th | 486 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 537.75 num th | 498.9 num th | 558 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 573.08 num th | 560.4 num th | 586.9 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More development goals data for Papua New Guinea
- Red List Index 0.8663 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.62 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.38 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 7,969 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Papua New Guinea?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Papua New Guinea was 586.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 586.9 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 308.5 num th in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 40th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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