Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Czechia
Czechia: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 12,400 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Czechia, 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 Czechia is 12,400, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Czechia peaked at 14,500 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12,100, in 2000.
Czechia ranks 120th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12,100 | — |
| 2001 | 12,100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12,300 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 12,300 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12,400 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 12,700 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 13,000 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 13,400 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 13,900 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 14,300 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 14,500 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 14,500 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14,200 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 13,700 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 13,400 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 13,100 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 13,000 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 13,100 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 13,000 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13,100 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 13,000 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 12,400 | -4.6% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 12,400 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,800, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 12,400 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13,750, 90% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,850 | 12,100 | 14,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,550 | 13,000 | 14,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,900 | 12,400 | 13,100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More reference data data for Czechia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5681 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Czechia?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Czechia was 12,400 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,500 in 2010.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,100 in 2000.
- How does Czechia rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Czechia ranks 120th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia 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.