Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Guinea
Guinea: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 591,300 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 591,300 for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Guinea peaked at 618,400 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 492,000, in 2000.
Guinea ranks 40th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 492,000 | — |
| 2001 | 504,300 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 515,700 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 528,000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 541,300 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 555,900 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 571,200 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 585,600 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 597,900 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 607,900 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 613,800 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 616,700 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 617,800 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 618,400 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 618,200 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 617,200 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 614,100 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 607,100 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 598,000 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 588,400 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 581,700 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 578,900 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 581,400 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 585,600 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 591,300 | +1.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 591,300 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 281,700, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 591,300 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577,800, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 549,980 | 492,000 | 607,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 610,970 | 588,400 | 618,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 583,780 | 578,900 | 591,300 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Guinea?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Guinea was 591,300 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?
- The highest recorded value was 618,400 in 2013.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 492,000 in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Guinea ranks 40th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.