Children moderately or severely stunted in Senegal
Senegal: Children moderately or severely stunted was 428.3 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Senegal is 428.3 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Senegal peaked at 428.3 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 389.2 num th, in 2010.
That places Senegal 53rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Senegal, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 407.7 num th | — |
| 2001 | 407.3 num th | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 405.7 num th | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 403.1 num th | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 401 num th | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 399.7 num th | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 398.3 num th | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 395.8 num th | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 392.4 num th | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 390.2 num th | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 389.2 num th | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 392.3 num th | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 399.6 num th | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 409.5 num th | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 418.6 num th | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 425.4 num th | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 428 num th | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 425.5 num th | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 419.8 num th | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 414.7 num th | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 409.8 num th | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 408 num th | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 411.4 num th | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 421.4 num th | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 428.3 num th | +1.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 428.3 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.9 num th, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 428.3 num th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.3 num th, 76% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 400.12 num th | 390.2 num th | 407.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 412.26 num th | 389.2 num th | 428 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 415.78 num th | 408 num th | 428.3 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More development goals data for Senegal
- Red List Index 0.9773 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 68.58 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 199.23 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 15,406 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Senegal?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Senegal was 428.3 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 428.3 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 389.2 num th in 2010.
- How does Senegal rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Senegal ranks 53rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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