Number children stunted who in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number children stunted who was 224,400 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
224,400
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
68th
of 162 countries
All-time high
240,300
in 2013
All-time low
172,400
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number children stunted who in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number children stunted who in Eritrea stood at 224,400.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number children stunted who in Eritrea peaked at 240,300 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 172,400, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 68th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number children stunted who in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 172,400 | — |
| 2001 | 173,500 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 175,700 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 181,400 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 190,000 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 199,700 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 209,600 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 218,100 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 226,300 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 232,500 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 236,200 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 237,800 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 238,800 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 240,300 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 238,700 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 236,700 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 233,100 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 229,100 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 224,800 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 220,900 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 218,600 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 218,600 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 220,100 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 221,900 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 224,400 | +1.1% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 224,400 is below the median for low income countries, which is 986,900, 23% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 224,400 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577,800, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 197,920 | 172,400 | 232,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 233,640 | 220,900 | 240,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 220,720 | 218,600 | 224,400 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number children stunted who in Eritrea?
- Number children stunted who in Eritrea was 224,400 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number children stunted who recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 240,300 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number children stunted who recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 172,400 in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for number children stunted who?
- Eritrea ranks 68th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number children stunted who rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number children stunted who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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