Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Eritrea
Eritrea: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 224,400 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Eritrea, 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 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, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted 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.
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 |
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More reference data data for Eritrea
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4557 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6441 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.253 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3232 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Eritrea?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Eritrea was 224,400 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 240,300 in 2013.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 172,400 in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Eritrea ranks 68th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted 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 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.