Children moderately or severely stunted in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Children moderately or severely stunted was 6.4 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Trinidad and Tobago is 6.4 num th, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 8.2 num th in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.2 num th, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 133rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.34 num th | 5.2 num th | 7.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.81 num th | 7.1 num th | 8.2 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6 num th | 6.4 num th | 6.8 num th | 5 |
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 32.08 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,281 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 34 (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 271 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Trinidad and Tobago was 6.4 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2 num th in 2013.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2 num th in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 133rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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