Children moderately or severely stunted in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Children moderately or severely stunted was 3.1 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 3.1 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 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 7.1 num th in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.1 num th, in 2022.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 131st out of 147 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 | 6.87 num th | 6.4 num th | 7.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 num th | 3.6 num th | 6.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.18 num th | 3.1 num th | 3.4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 128 Belize 4.1 num th compare
- 129 Finland 4 num th compare
- 130 North Macedonia 3.4 num th compare
- 131 Brunei Darussalam 3.1 num th compare
- 133 Montenegro 2.9 num th compare
- 134 Kiribati 2.4 num th compare
More development goals data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Red List Index 0.7187 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.33 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 13.63 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 60 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Sao Tome and Principe was 3.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1 num th in 2003.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 num th in 2022.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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