Number children stunted who in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Number children stunted who was 1,200 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number children stunted who in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 1,200 for number children stunted who in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number children stunted who in Marshall Islands peaked at 3,300 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,200, in 2024.
That places Marshall Islands 153rd out of 162 countries 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.
Number children stunted who in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,200 | — |
| 2001 | 3,300 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 3,300 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,200 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 3,100 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,000 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,900 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 2,700 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 2,500 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 2,300 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 2,100 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 1,900 | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 1,800 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 1,600 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 1,500 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 1,400 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 1,400 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,300 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,200 | -7.7% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 1,200 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 3% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 1,200 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,600, 3% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,120 | 3,000 | 3,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,230 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,320 | 1,200 | 1,400 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Political regime fh 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Share of children immunized dtp3 85 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating fh 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number children stunted who in Marshall Islands?
- Number children stunted who in Marshall Islands was 1,200 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number children stunted who recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,300 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number children stunted who recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,200 in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for number children stunted who?
- Marshall Islands ranks 153rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number children stunted who rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number children stunted who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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