Children moderately or severely stunted in Somalia
Somalia: Children moderately or severely stunted was 835 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Somalia stood at 835 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Somalia peaked at 835 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 602.9 num th, in 2000.
That places Somalia 35th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Somalia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 602.9 num th | — |
| 2001 | 628.7 num th | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 653 num th | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 675.4 num th | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 696.7 num th | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 715.9 num th | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 730.1 num th | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 740.7 num th | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 746.5 num th | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 746.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 742.6 num th | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 711.7 num th | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 685.6 num th | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 694.2 num th | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 711.2 num th | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 730.8 num th | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 752.6 num th | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 763.7 num th | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 764 num th | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 767.1 num th | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 775.1 num th | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 789.4 num th | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 803.3 num th | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 816.6 num th | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 835 num th | +2.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 835 num th is below the median for low income countries, which is 986.9 num th, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 835 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.3 num th, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 693.64 num th | 602.9 num th | 746.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 732.35 num th | 685.6 num th | 767.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 803.88 num th | 775.1 num th | 835 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 32 Mali 986.9 num th compare
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 939.9 num th compare
- 33 Cote d'Ivoire 939.9 num th compare
- 36 Guatemala 828.5 num th compare
- 37 United States 780.8 num th compare
- 38 Benin 731.1 num th compare
More development goals data for Somalia
- Red List Index 0.9154 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4,397 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 11.47 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 18 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Somalia?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Somalia was 835 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 835 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 602.9 num th in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Somalia ranks 35th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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