Lithuania vs Samoa: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted

Lithuania
1,900
in 2024
Samoa
2,300
in 2024
Lithuania rank
150th
Samoa rank
149th

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time

  • Lithuania
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 2,300 against 1,900 in Lithuania, a difference of 400.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 150th and Samoa ranks 149th of 162 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
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The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.