Children moderately or severely stunted in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Children moderately or severely stunted was 11,628 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in South-Eastern Asia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
South-Eastern Asia recorded 11,628 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 3.1% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 20,660 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11,628 num th, in 2024.
That places South-Eastern Asia 13th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 19,633 num th | 18,813 num th | 20,660 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,464 num th | 13,931 num th | 18,475 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,420 num th | 11,628 num th | 13,344 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 10 Angola 3,027 num th compare
- 11 Afghanistan 2,850 num th compare
- 12 Sudan 2,703 num th compare
- 13 Philippines 2,542 num th compare
- 14 China 2,351 num th compare
- 15 Niger 2,310 num th compare
- 16 Mozambique 2,142 num th compare
More development goals data for South-Eastern Asia
- Red List Index 0.8098 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 216.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,153 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 151 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 150 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 136 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 319 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 381 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 392 (2025)
- Infant deaths 172,336 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in South-Eastern Asia?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in South-Eastern Asia was 11,628 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 20,660 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,628 num th in 2024.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 13th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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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