Children moderately or severely stunted in Singapore
Singapore: Children moderately or severely stunted was 6.5 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.5 num th
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
145th
of 178 countries
All-time high
10.9 num th
in 2000
All-time low
6.2 num th
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely stunted in Singapore, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 6.5 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Singapore peaked at 10.9 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.2 num th, in 2021.
Singapore ranks 145th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Singapore, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9 num th | — |
| 2001 | 10.5 num th | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 10.1 num th | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 9.7 num th | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 9.3 num th | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 9 num th | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 8.6 num th | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 8.4 num th | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 8.2 num th | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 8 num th | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 7.7 num th | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 7.4 num th | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 7.2 num th | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 7.1 num th | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 7 num th | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7 num th | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 num th | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.9 num th | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.7 num th | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 6.5 num th | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 6.3 num th | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 6.2 num th | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.3 num th | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 6.5 num th | +3.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 6.5 num th is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.45 num th, 57% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 6.5 num th is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4 num th, 16% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.27 num th | 8 num th | 10.9 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.05 num th | 6.5 num th | 7.7 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3 num th | 6.2 num th | 6.5 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 142 Micronesia 7.1 num th compare
- 142 Republic of Moldova 7.1 num th compare
- 142 Moldova 7.1 num th compare
- 146 Trinidad and Tobago 6.4 num th compare
- 147 Ireland 6.2 num th compare
- 148 Fiji 5.9 num th compare
More development goals data for Singapore
- Red List Index 0.8886 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.6643 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 13,645 constant US$ (2025)
- Infant deaths 106 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 53 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.18 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 128 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 8.9 num th (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.34 ratio (2024)
- Annual inflation, consumer prices 2.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Singapore?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Singapore was 6.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 num th in 2021.
- How does Singapore rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Singapore ranks 145th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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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