Children moderately or severely stunted in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Children moderately or severely stunted was 56,365 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Southern Asia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Southern Asia stood at 56,365 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Southern Asia peaked at 91,199 num th in 2002 and was at its lowest, 56,365 num th, in 2024.
Southern Asia ranks 7th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top 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 | 88,670 num th | 82,780 num th | 91,199 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,360 num th | 61,243 num th | 80,864 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,519 num th | 56,365 num th | 59,488 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,722 num th compare
- 5 Ethiopia 6,890 num th compare
- 6 Indonesia 5,031 num th compare
- 7 Bangladesh 4,189 num th compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 3,299 num th compare
- 9 Yemen 3,055 num th compare
- 10 Angola 3,027 num th compare
More development goals data for Southern Asia
- Red List Index 0.7877 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 250.81 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 368.28 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 144 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 392 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 641 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 647 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Southern Asia?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Southern Asia was 56,365 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 91,199 num th in 2002.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,365 num th in 2024.
- How does Southern Asia rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Southern Asia ranks 7th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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