Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Argentina
Argentina: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 278,300 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Argentina, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 278,300 for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Argentina peaked at 327,900 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 253,800, in 2009.
Argentina ranks 63rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 285,490 | 253,800 | 327,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 279,400 | 253,800 | 301,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 287,440 | 278,300 | 297,500 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Argentina?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Argentina was 278,300 in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 327,900 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 253,800 in 2009.
- How does Argentina rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Argentina ranks 63rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.