Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Fiji
Fiji: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 5,900 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Fiji, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 5,900 for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Fiji peaked at 7,400 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5,500, in 2020.
Fiji ranks 135th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,000 | — |
| 2001 | 6,200 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 6,300 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,500 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 7,000 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 7,200 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 7,300 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7,400 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7,300 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6,900 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 6,800 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 6,700 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6,500 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 6,300 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 6,100 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 5,800 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 5,700 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 5,600 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 5,500 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 5,500 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,600 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 5,800 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 5,900 | +1.7% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 5,900 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 13% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 5,900 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,600, 12% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,650 | 6,000 | 7,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,370 | 5,600 | 7,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,660 | 5,500 | 5,900 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More reference data data for Fiji
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1992 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2292 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Fiji?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Fiji was 5,900 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 7,400 in 2009.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,500 in 2020.
- How does Fiji rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Fiji ranks 135th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji 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.