Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 43,800 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Equatorial Guinea, 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 Equatorial Guinea is 43,800, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 52,700 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 43,200, in 2021.
That places Equatorial Guinea 102nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45,300 | — |
| 2001 | 45,700 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 46,400 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 47,400 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 48,600 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 49,900 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 51,200 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 52,200 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 52,700 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 52,600 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 52,300 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 51,800 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 51,000 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 50,300 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 49,800 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 49,100 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 48,300 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 47,200 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 46,000 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 44,800 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 43,800 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 43,200 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 43,300 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 43,300 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 43,800 | +1.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 43,800 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 95% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 43,800 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577,800, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49,200 | 45,300 | 52,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,060 | 44,800 | 52,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,480 | 43,200 | 43,800 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 99 Gabon 45,700 compare
- 99 Lebanon 45,700 compare
- 101 Azerbaijan 44,700 compare
- 103 Cuba 35,700 compare
- 104 Solomon Islands 31,200 compare
- 105 Costa Rica 28,800 compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Equatorial Guinea?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Equatorial Guinea was 43,800 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 52,700 in 2008.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,200 in 2021.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 102nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.