Children moderately or severely stunted in United States of America
United States of America: Children moderately or severely stunted was 780.8 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in United States of America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in United States of America is 780.8 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in United States of America peaked at 780.8 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 509.2 num th, in 2010.
United States of America ranks 37th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in United States of America, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 582.8 num th | — |
| 2001 | 567.9 num th | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 555.8 num th | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 543.6 num th | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 533 num th | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 526 num th | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 522.4 num th | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 519.5 num th | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 515.9 num th | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 512 num th | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 509.2 num th | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 509.3 num th | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 513.2 num th | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 522.1 num th | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 537.1 num th | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 556.8 num th | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 578.9 num th | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 599.9 num th | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 619.8 num th | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 638.6 num th | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 657.6 num th | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 681 num th | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 716 num th | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 746.6 num th | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 780.8 num th | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 537.89 num th | 512 num th | 582.8 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 558.49 num th | 509.2 num th | 638.6 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 716.4 num th | 657.6 num th | 780.8 num th | 5 |
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- Red List Index 0.8221 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4084 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,933 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 197 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 195 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 102 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 61 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 89 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20,024 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in United States of America?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in United States of America was 780.8 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 780.8 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 509.2 num th in 2010.
- How does United States of America rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- United States of America ranks 37th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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