Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Haiti
Haiti: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 265,200 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Haiti, 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 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.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 362,400 | — |
| 2001 | 355,700 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 348,800 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 341,700 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 334,700 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 328,000 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 322,200 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 316,400 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 310,700 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 305,100 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 298,200 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 291,400 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 287,600 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 284,100 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 281,100 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 278,800 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 275,700 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 272,100 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 268,800 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 266,200 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 264,000 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 263,500 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 264,600 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 263,000 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 265,200 | +0.8% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 265,200 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 281,700, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 265,200 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,400, 5.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Haiti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6522 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2643 (2050)
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
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.