Children moderately or severely stunted in Rwanda
Rwanda: Children moderately or severely stunted was 564.3 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Rwanda, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Rwanda is 564.3 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Rwanda peaked at 766.9 num th in 2007 and was at its lowest, 564.3 num th, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 42nd of 163 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 726.97 num th | 669.2 num th | 766.9 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 649.47 num th | 587.9 num th | 738.5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 569.34 num th | 564.3 num th | 578.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More development goals data for Rwanda
- Red List Index 0.8943 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,664 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 89.06 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 11,626 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Rwanda?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Rwanda was 564.3 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 766.9 num th in 2007.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 564.3 num th in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Rwanda ranks 42nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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