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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0461 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1951 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1558 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.0727 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6203 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 142.94 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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.