Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 84,800 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
84,800
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
84th
of 162 countries
All-time high
156,700
in 2000
All-time low
84,800
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k2000201220242000: 156.7k2001: 147.9k2002: 141.1k2003: 135.5k2004: 130.3k2005: 125.9k2006: 121.4k2007: 116.9k2008: 112.0k2009: 108.6k2010: 108.6k2011: 109.8k2012: 110.1k2013: 109.5k2014: 107.6k2015: 104.0k2016: 98.9k2017: 93.7k2018: 90.6k2019: 90.5k2020: 91.3k2021: 91.1k2022: 90.3k2023: 87.9k2024: 84.8k

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Kyrgyzstan is 84,800, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 156,700 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 84,800, in 2024.

That places Kyrgyzstan 84th 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 129,630 108,600 156,700 10
2010s 102,330 90,500 110,100 10
2020s 89,080 84,800 91,300 5

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

  1. 81 Jordan 88,400 compare
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  4. 85 Tunisia 76,900 compare
  5. 86 East Timor 69,100 compare
  6. 87 Namibia 66,600 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Kyrgyzstan?
Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Kyrgyzstan was 84,800 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 Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 156,700 in 2000.
What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 84,800 in 2024.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 84th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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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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.