Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Eswatini
Eswatini: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 26,700 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini is 26,700, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Eswatini peaked at 53,500 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 26,700, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 106th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53,400 | — |
| 2001 | 53,500 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 53,400 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 52,900 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 52,100 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 51,400 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 50,700 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 50,100 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 49,300 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 47,900 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 46,000 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 43,800 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 41,600 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 39,800 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 38,000 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 36,500 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 35,000 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 33,500 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 31,800 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 30,600 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 29,400 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 28,600 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 28,000 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 27,400 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 26,700 | -2.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 26,700 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 281,700, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 26,700 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577,800, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51,470 | 47,900 | 53,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,660 | 30,600 | 46,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,020 | 26,700 | 29,400 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 103 Cuba 35,700 compare
- 104 Solomon Islands 31,200 compare
- 105 Costa Rica 28,800 compare
- 107 Mongolia 24,100 compare
- 108 Djibouti 24,000 compare
- 109 South Korea 23,500 compare
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Eswatini?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Eswatini was 26,700 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 53,500 in 2001.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,700 in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Eswatini ranks 106th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.