Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Bhutan
Bhutan: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 8,700 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Bhutan, 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 Bhutan is 8,700, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Bhutan peaked at 33,700 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8,700, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 128th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33,700 | — |
| 2001 | 32,200 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 30,800 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 29,400 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 28,100 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 26,800 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 25,900 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 24,800 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 23,600 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 22,300 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 20,900 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 19,600 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 18,400 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 17,400 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 16,500 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 15,500 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 14,400 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 13,100 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 11,800 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 10,700 | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 9,800 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 9,200 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 8,900 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 8,700 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 8,700 | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 8,700 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 281,700, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 8,700 is below the median for South Asia, which is 441,450, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,760 | 22,300 | 33,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,830 | 10,700 | 20,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,060 | 8,700 | 9,800 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Bhutan?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Bhutan was 8,700 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 33,700 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,700 in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Bhutan ranks 128th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.