Children moderately or severely stunted in Uganda
Uganda: Children moderately or severely stunted was 1,896 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,896 num th
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
17th
of 178 countries
All-time high
2,284 num th
in 2006
All-time low
1,827 num th
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely stunted in Uganda, 2000–2024
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 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Uganda, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,120 num th | — |
| 2001 | 2,156 num th | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2,193 num th | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 2,225 num th | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2,252 num th | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 2,272 num th | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2,284 num th | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 2,283 num th | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,267 num th | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2,241 num th | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2,209 num th | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2,174 num th | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 2,139 num th | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2,106 num th | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2,063 num th | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2,014 num th | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1,961 num th | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 1,910 num th | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,866 num th | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,840 num th | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,827 num th | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1,836 num th | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,865 num th | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,880 num th | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,896 num th | +0.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1,896 num th is above the median for low income countries, which is 986.9 num th, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1,896 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.3 num th, 3.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 14 China 2,351 num th compare
- 15 Niger 2,310 num th compare
- 16 Mozambique 2,142 num th compare
- 18 Madagascar 1,787 num th compare
- 19 Egypt 1,525 num th compare
- 20 South Africa 1,440 num th compare
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 178 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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