Children moderately or severely stunted in Paraguay
Paraguay: Children moderately or severely stunted was 21.6 num th in 2024. β Volatile
Children moderately or severely stunted in Paraguay, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 21.6 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Paraguay peaked at 126.1 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.6 num th, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 109th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 106.05 num th | 78.7 num th | 126.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.67 num th | 30.4 num th | 71.5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.14 num th | 21.6 num th | 27.7 num th | 5 |
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More development goals data for Paraguay
- Red List Index 0.952 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.41 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,126 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,982 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Paraguay?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Paraguay was 21.6 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 126.1 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6 num th in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Paraguay ranks 109th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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