Children moderately or severely stunted in Polynesia
Polynesia: Children moderately or severely stunted was 4.2 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Polynesia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Polynesia recorded 4.2 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Polynesia peaked at 8.2 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.2 num th, in 2024.
That places Polynesia 140th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.99 num th | 5.9 num th | 8.2 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.97 num th | 4.3 num th | 5.7 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.28 num th | 4.2 num th | 4.3 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
More development goals data for Polynesia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.54 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 624.5 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 38 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 4.92 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 5.4 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Polynesia?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Polynesia was 4.2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 num th in 2024.
- How does Polynesia rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Polynesia ranks 140th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Polynesia 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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