Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Mauritius
Mauritius: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 4,700 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius stood at 4,700. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Mauritius peaked at 12,400 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4,700, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 137th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 | 9,940 | 7,400 | 12,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,770 | 4,900 | 6,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,720 | 4,700 | 4,800 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Mauritius?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Mauritius was 4,700 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 12,400 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,700 in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Mauritius ranks 137th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.