Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 6.89 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia stood at 6.89 million.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Ethiopia peaked at 7.51 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.21 million, in 2017.
Ethiopia ranks 5th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.39 million | 7.04 million | 7.51 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.40 million | 6.21 million | 6.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.64 million | 6.37 million | 6.89 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Ethiopia?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Ethiopia was 6.89 million 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.51 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.21 million in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Ethiopia ranks 5th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.