Children moderately or severely stunted in Tonga
Tonga: Children moderately or severely stunted was 0.2 num th in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children moderately or severely stunted in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.2 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Tonga peaked at 1.9 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2 num th, in 2022.
Tonga ranks 174th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Tonga, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9 num th | — |
| 2001 | 1.9 num th | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8 num th | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8 num th | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7 num th | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6 num th | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 1.5 num th | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4 num th | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 1.3 num th | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2 num th | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1 num th | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 1 num th | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9 num th | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8 num th | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7 num th | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6 num th | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5 num th | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4 num th | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 num th | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 num th | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 num th | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 num th | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2 num th | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.2 num th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.05 num th, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.2 num th is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4 num th, 1% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.64 num th | 1.3 num th | 1.9 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.75 num th | 0.3 num th | 1.2 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.24 num th | 0.2 num th | 0.3 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 172 Seychelles 0.6 num th compare
- 173 Saint Lucia 0.3 num th compare
- 174 Nauru 0.2 num th compare
- 174 Naoero 0.2 num th compare
- 177 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.1 num th compare
- 177 Tuvalu 0.1 num th compare
More development goals data for Tonga
- Red List Index 0.7501 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 58.77 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 286.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 19 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Tonga?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Tonga was 0.2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 num th in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Tonga ranks 174th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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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