Children moderately or severely stunted in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Children moderately or severely stunted was 553.2 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Zimbabwe, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Zimbabwe is 553.2 num th, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Zimbabwe peaked at 712.8 num th in 2011 and was at its lowest, 526.2 num th, in 2021.
Zimbabwe ranks 43rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 671.45 num th | 593 num th | 705.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 646.4 num th | 539.8 num th | 712.8 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 536.62 num th | 526.2 num th | 553.2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 40 Papua New Guinea 586.9 num th compare
- 41 Syrian Arab Republic 577 num th compare
- 42 Rwanda 564.3 num th compare
- 44 Malaysia 540.7 num th compare
- 45 Iraq 528.2 num th compare
- 46 South Sudan 462.6 num th compare
More development goals data for Zimbabwe
- Red List Index 0.89 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 44.72 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 298.19 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 46 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 30,713 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Zimbabwe?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Zimbabwe was 553.2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 712.8 num th in 2011.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 526.2 num th in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Zimbabwe ranks 43rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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