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.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,900 | — |
| 2001 | 6,900 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6,900 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6,800 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 6,700 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 6,600 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 6,400 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 6,200 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 6,100 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 5,900 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 5,700 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 5,600 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 5,500 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 5,400 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 5,200 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 5,000 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 4,700 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 4,400 | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 4,100 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 3,800 | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 3,600 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 3,400 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 3,300 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 3,200 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 3,100 | -3.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 3,100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11,800, 26% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 3,100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,600, 7% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 23.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 89.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 177.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5816 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 63.12 (2050)
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.