Children moderately or severely stunted in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Children moderately or severely stunted was 13.7 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Vanuatu stood at 13.7 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Vanuatu peaked at 13.7 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.7 num th, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 129th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7 num th | — |
| 2001 | 6.8 num th | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 7 num th | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 7.2 num th | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 7.5 num th | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 7.7 num th | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 8 num th | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 8.3 num th | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 8.6 num th | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 8.9 num th | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 9.3 num th | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 9.6 num th | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 10.1 num th | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 10.5 num th | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 10.9 num th | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 11.4 num th | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 11.7 num th | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 12 num th | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 12.3 num th | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 12.4 num th | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.6 num th | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 12.9 num th | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 13.2 num th | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 13.4 num th | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 13.7 num th | +2.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 13.7 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.9 num th, 4% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 13.7 num th is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4 num th, 35% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.67 num th | 6.7 num th | 8.9 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.02 num th | 9.3 num th | 12.4 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.16 num th | 12.6 num th | 13.7 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More development goals data for Vanuatu
- Red List Index 0.7273 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.07 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.05 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 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 130 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Vanuatu?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Vanuatu was 13.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7 num th in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Vanuatu ranks 129th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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