Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Malawi
Malawi: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 1.04 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Malawi, 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 Malawi stood at 1.04 million.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Malawi peaked at 1.29 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million, in 2021.
That places Malawi 29th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.24 million | 1.16 million | 1.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million | 1.02 million | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million | 1.00 million | 1.04 million | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Malawi?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Malawi was 1.04 million 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Malawi ranks 29th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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.