Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Haiti

Haiti: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 265,200 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
265,200
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
64th
of 162 countries
All-time high
362,400
in 2000
All-time low
263,000
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Haiti, 2000–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2000201220242000: 362.4k2001: 355.7k2002: 348.8k2003: 341.7k2004: 334.7k2005: 328.0k2006: 322.2k2007: 316.4k2008: 310.7k2009: 305.1k2010: 298.2k2011: 291.4k2012: 287.6k2013: 284.1k2014: 281.1k2015: 278.8k2016: 275.7k2017: 272.1k2018: 268.8k2019: 266.2k2020: 264.0k2021: 263.5k2022: 264.6k2023: 263.0k2024: 265.2k

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 Haiti stood at 265,200.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Haiti peaked at 362,400 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 263,000, in 2023.

That places Haiti 64th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 332,570 305,100 362,400 10
2010s 280,400 266,200 298,200 10
2020s 264,060 263,000 265,200 5

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 61 Peru 285,200 compare
  2. 62 North Korea 283,200 compare
  3. 63 Argentina 278,300 compare
  4. 65 Venezuela 243,700 compare
  5. 66 Ecuador 243,500 compare
  6. 67 Laos 236,300 compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Haiti?
Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Haiti was 265,200 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 Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 362,400 in 2000.
What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 263,000 in 2023.
How does Haiti rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
Haiti ranks 64th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Haiti 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

Indicator
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.