Children moderately or severely stunted in Ukraine
Ukraine: Children moderately or severely stunted was 147.1 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Ukraine, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 147.1 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Ukraine peaked at 485 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 147.1 num th, in 2024.
That places Ukraine 82nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 485 num th | — |
| 2001 | 458.1 num th | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 435.3 num th | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 426.3 num th | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 422.9 num th | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 420.4 num th | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 422.8 num th | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 427.4 num th | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 431 num th | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 437 num th | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 442.4 num th | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 445.5 num th | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 456.6 num th | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 444.6 num th | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 424.5 num th | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 406.1 num th | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 401.4 num th | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 379.9 num th | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 344.6 num th | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 308.6 num th | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 276.2 num th | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 237.5 num th | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 186.3 num th | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 154.8 num th | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 147.1 num th | -5.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 147.1 num th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.05 num th, 3.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 147.1 num th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4 num th, 11.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 436.62 num th | 420.4 num th | 485 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 405.42 num th | 308.6 num th | 456.6 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 200.38 num th | 147.1 num th | 276.2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 79 Mauritania 175 num th compare
- 80 Tajikistan 174.4 num th compare
- 81 Sri Lanka 163.6 num th compare
- 83 Congo 146 num th compare
- 84 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 134.4 num th compare
- 85 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 124.4 num th compare
- 85 United Kingdom 124.4 num th compare
More development goals data for Ukraine
- Red List Index 0.8937 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11,970 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 297.58 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 81 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 46 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 132 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,596 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Ukraine?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Ukraine was 147.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 485 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 147.1 num th in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Ukraine ranks 82nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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