Children moderately or severely stunted in Türkiye
Türkiye: Children moderately or severely stunted was 304.5 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Türkiye, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 304.5 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Türkiye peaked at 1,165 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 304.5 num th, in 2024.
Türkiye ranks 60th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,165 num th | — |
| 2001 | 1,135 num th | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1,106 num th | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1,076 num th | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1,046 num th | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1,004 num th | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 952.2 num th | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 889.5 num th | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 818.4 num th | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 736.6 num th | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 669 num th | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 612.3 num th | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 570.4 num th | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 538.9 num th | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 516.7 num th | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 500.7 num th | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 485.4 num th | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 467.8 num th | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 447.3 num th | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 419.5 num th | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 387.4 num th | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 359.4 num th | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 338.2 num th | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 321.2 num th | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 304.5 num th | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 992.87 num th | 736.6 num th | 1,165 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 522.8 num th | 419.5 num th | 669 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 342.14 num th | 304.5 num th | 387.4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 57 Central African Republic 385.3 num th compare
- 58 Thailand 374 num th compare
- 59 Togo 311.6 num th compare
- 60 Türkiye 304.5 num th compare
- 62 Uzbekistan 298.2 num th compare
- 63 Sierra Leone 295.6 num th compare
More development goals data for Türkiye
- Red List Index 0.8224 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 165.31 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,060 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 82 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 113 (2025)
- Infant deaths 8,552 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Türkiye?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Türkiye was 304.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 1,165 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 304.5 num th in 2024.
- How does Türkiye rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Türkiye ranks 60th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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