Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Brunei
Brunei: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 3,100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Brunei, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Brunei stood at 3,100. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Brunei peaked at 6,900 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,100, in 2024.
That places Brunei 145th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,540 | 5,900 | 6,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,940 | 3,800 | 5,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,320 | 3,100 | 3,600 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 142 Belize 4,100 compare
- 143 Finland 4,000 compare
- 144 North Macedonia 3,400 compare
- 145 Sao Tome and Principe 3,100 compare
- 147 Montenegro 2,900 compare
- 148 Kiribati 2,400 compare
More reference data data for Brunei
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2249 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5399 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2563 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2101 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3438 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Brunei?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Brunei was 3,100 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 6,900 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,100 in 2024.
- How does Brunei rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Brunei ranks 145th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei 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.