Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Malta
Malta: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 800 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Malta, 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 Malta stood at 800. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Malta peaked at 1,500 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 800, in 2018.
That places Malta 155th out of 162 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 1,260 | 1,100 | 1,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 960 | 800 | 1,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 800 | 800 | 800 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 152 Latvia 1,400 compare
- 153 Marshall Islands 1,200 compare
- 154 Barbados 900 compare
- 155 Estonia 800 compare
- 157 Seychelles 600 compare
- 158 Saint Lucia 300 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Malta?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Malta was 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,500 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 800 in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Malta ranks 155th out of 162 regions with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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.