Children moderately or severely stunted in Qatar
Qatar: Children moderately or severely stunted was 8.5 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Qatar, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Qatar stood at 8.5 num th.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Qatar peaked at 8.6 num th in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5 num th, in 2003.
Qatar ranks 128th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 5.21 num th | 5 num th | 5.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.57 num th | 6 num th | 8.6 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.48 num th | 8.4 num th | 8.6 num th | 5 |
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- 125 Albania 10.5 num th compare
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- 127 Bhutan 8.7 num th compare
- 129 Greece 7.4 num th compare
- 130 Micronesia 7.1 num th compare
- 130 Republic of Moldova 7.1 num th compare
More development goals data for Qatar
- Red List Index 0.7804 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.15 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,920 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 142 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Qatar?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Qatar was 8.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6 num th in 2017.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 num th in 2003.
- How does Qatar rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Qatar ranks 128th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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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