Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Brazil
Brazil: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 1.16 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.16 million for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Brazil peaked at 1.69 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 968,000, in 2012.
Brazil ranks 26th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.69 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.57 million | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 1.45 million | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 1.34 million | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.25 million | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.18 million | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.13 million | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.09 million | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 997,000 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 976,700 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 968,000 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 971,500 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 985,300 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.12 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.14 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.16 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.16 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.16 million | +0.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.16 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 25.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.16 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,400, 25.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.28 million | 1.02 million | 1.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million | 968,000 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 million | 1.12 million | 1.16 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Brazil?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Brazil was 1.16 million 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 968,000 in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Brazil ranks 26th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.