Children moderately or severely stunted in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Children moderately or severely stunted was 0.1 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Tuvalu stood at 0.1 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Tuvalu peaked at 0.2 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1 num th, in 2001.
Tuvalu ranks 177th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2 num th | — |
| 2001 | 0.1 num th | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 num th | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.1 num th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.05 num th, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.1 num th is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4 num th, 0% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.11 num th | 0.1 num th | 0.2 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 num th | 0.1 num th | 0.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 num th | 0.1 num th | 0.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More development goals data for Tuvalu
- Red List Index 0.8339 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 79.36 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Tuvalu?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Tuvalu was 0.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 num th in 2001.
- How does Tuvalu rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Tuvalu ranks 177th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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