Children moderately or severely stunted in Uganda
Uganda: Children moderately or severely stunted was 1,896 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Uganda, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1,896 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Uganda peaked at 2,284 num th in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,827 num th, in 2020.
Uganda ranks 17th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,229 num th | 2,120 num th | 2,284 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,028 num th | 1,840 num th | 2,209 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,861 num th | 1,827 num th | 1,896 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More development goals data for Uganda
- Red List Index 0.942 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.55 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 152.94 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 61,371 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Uganda?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Uganda was 1,896 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2,284 num th in 2006.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,827 num th in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Uganda ranks 17th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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