Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 44,700 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Azerbaijan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Azerbaijan is 44,700, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Azerbaijan peaked at 165,900 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 44,700, in 2024.
Azerbaijan ranks 101st of 162 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.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 158,800 | — |
| 2001 | 151,000 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 145,800 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 144,900 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 149,300 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 155,800 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 161,500 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 165,400 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 165,900 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 160,200 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 150,500 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 140,900 | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 133,200 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 127,400 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 122,100 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 115,700 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 106,300 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 93,700 | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 79,800 | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 69,000 | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 61,700 | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 55,700 | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 51,500 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 48,000 | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 44,700 | -6.9% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 44,700 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 97% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 44,700 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13,750, 3.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 155,860 | 144,900 | 165,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 113,860 | 69,000 | 150,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,320 | 44,700 | 61,700 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 98 El Salvador 46,400 compare
- 99 Gabon 45,700 compare
- 99 Lebanon 45,700 compare
- 102 Equatorial Guinea 43,800 compare
- 103 Cuba 35,700 compare
- 104 Solomon Islands 31,200 compare
More reference data data for Azerbaijan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1322 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4434 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5787 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Azerbaijan?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Azerbaijan was 44,700 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 165,900 in 2008.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,700 in 2024.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Azerbaijan ranks 101st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.