Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands) in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands) was 243.7 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) recorded 243.7 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 499.3 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 243.7 num th, in 2024.
That places Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 71st 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 (thousands) in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 499.3 num th | — |
| 2001 | 494.3 num th | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 494.2 num th | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 498.7 num th | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 498.8 num th | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 490.5 num th | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 474.3 num th | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 451.4 num th | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 429.1 num th | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 408 num th | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 387.6 num th | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 367.7 num th | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 352 num th | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 338.3 num th | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 330.8 num th | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 327.1 num th | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 320.7 num th | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 308.4 num th | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 293.4 num th | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 276.6 num th | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 262.9 num th | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 254.5 num th | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 251.9 num th | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 244.6 num th | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 243.7 num th | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 473.86 num th | 408 num th | 499.3 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 330.26 num th | 276.6 num th | 387.6 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 251.52 num th | 243.7 num th | 262.9 num th | 5 |
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More development goals data for Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Red List Index 0.7619 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 18,469 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 89.99 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 27 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 27 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 29 (2025)
- Infant deaths 9,068 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 243.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 499.3 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 243.7 num th in 2024.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 71st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 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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