Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 93,700 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
93,700
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
79th
of 162 countries
All-time high
226,400
in 2009
All-time low
93,700
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2000201220242000: 191.8k2001: 189.3k2002: 190.0k2003: 192.7k2004: 197.2k2005: 206.0k2006: 213.2k2007: 220.0k2008: 225.2k2009: 226.4k2010: 220.1k2011: 214.1k2012: 206.3k2013: 196.2k2014: 184.8k2015: 172.7k2016: 159.7k2017: 149.1k2018: 136.3k2019: 125.3k2020: 116.4k2021: 110.2k2022: 103.7k2023: 98.3k2024: 93.7k

Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 93,700 for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Kazakhstan peaked at 226,400 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 93,700, in 2024.

Kazakhstan ranks 79th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 205,180 189,300 226,400 10
2010s 176,460 125,300 220,100 10
2020s 104,460 93,700 116,400 5

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 76 Congo 146,000 compare
  2. 77 Bolivia 134,400 compare
  3. 78 United Kingdom 124,400 compare
  4. 80 Lesotho 92,100 compare
  5. 81 Jordan 88,400 compare
  6. 82 Germany 85,200 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 Kazakhstan?
Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Kazakhstan was 93,700 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 Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 226,400 in 2009.
What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 93,700 in 2024.
How does Kazakhstan rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
Kazakhstan ranks 79th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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.