Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Botswana
Botswana: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 62,400 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 62,400 for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Botswana peaked at 68,300 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 60,500, in 2020.
Botswana ranks 89th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66,460 | 64,000 | 68,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,530 | 60,800 | 67,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,560 | 60,500 | 62,400 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Botswana?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Botswana was 62,400 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 68,300 in 2009.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,500 in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Botswana ranks 89th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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.