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.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted 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 left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1,801 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 4,140 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 4,287 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 142.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 1.07 (2050)
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.