Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 85,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau stood at 85,000. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 85,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72,000, in 2000.
That places Guinea-Bissau 83rd 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72,000 | — |
| 2001 | 72,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 72,200 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 72,400 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 72,500 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 72,800 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 73,300 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 73,800 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 74,100 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 74,500 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 74,800 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 75,200 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75,800 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 76,900 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 78,100 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 79,200 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 79,900 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 80,100 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 80,000 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 79,700 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 79,800 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 80,600 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 82,100 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 83,500 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 85,000 | +1.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 85,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is 986,900, 9% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 85,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577,800, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72,960 | 72,000 | 74,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,970 | 74,800 | 80,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,200 | 79,800 | 85,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Guinea-Bissau?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Guinea-Bissau was 85,000 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 85,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,000 in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 83rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.