Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Mali
Mali: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 986,900 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Mali, 2000–2024
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 Mali is 986,900, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Mali peaked at 986,900 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 853,900, in 2000.
That places Mali 31st out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 853,900 | — |
| 2001 | 875,400 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 896,500 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 914,800 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 931,100 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 946,300 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 958,500 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 965,700 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 968,100 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 967,000 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 964,400 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 962,100 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 961,500 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 963,100 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 965,600 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 965,600 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 961,900 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 954,800 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 946,000 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 935,600 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 929,200 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 932,600 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 946,900 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 966,500 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 986,900 | +2.1% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 986,900 is above the median for low income countries, which is 986,900, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 986,900 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577,800, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 927,730 | 853,900 | 968,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 958,060 | 935,600 | 965,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 952,420 | 929,200 | 986,900 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More reference data data for Mali
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 39.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Mali?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Mali was 986,900 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 986,900 in 2024.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 853,900 in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Mali ranks 31st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.