Children moderately or severely stunted in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Children moderately or severely stunted was 51.2 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Turkmenistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 51.2 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 3.4% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Turkmenistan peaked at 140 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.2 num th, in 2024.
Turkmenistan ranks 105th of 178 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 140 num th | — |
| 2001 | 136.5 num th | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 132.2 num th | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 126.6 num th | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 120.3 num th | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 112.7 num th | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 105.2 num th | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 98.6 num th | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 93.2 num th | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 88.9 num th | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 85.9 num th | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 83.9 num th | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 82.4 num th | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 81.2 num th | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 79.5 num th | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 77.5 num th | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 74.8 num th | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 71.5 num th | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 67.9 num th | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 64.2 num th | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 60.7 num th | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 57.7 num th | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 55.4 num th | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 53 num th | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 51.2 num th | -3.4% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 51.2 num th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.05 num th, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 51.2 num th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4 num th, 3.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115.42 num th | 88.9 num th | 140 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.88 num th | 64.2 num th | 85.9 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.6 num th | 51.2 num th | 60.7 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More development goals data for Turkmenistan
- Red List Index 0.9773 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.74 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,218 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,796 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Turkmenistan?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Turkmenistan was 51.2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 140 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2 num th in 2024.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Turkmenistan ranks 105th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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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