Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Moldova
Moldova: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 7,100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Moldova, 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 Moldova is 7,100, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Moldova peaked at 33,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7,100, in 2024.
Moldova ranks 131st 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.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33,000 | — |
| 2001 | 30,200 | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 27,900 | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 26,100 | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 24,700 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 23,500 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 22,200 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 20,700 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 19,200 | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 17,800 | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 16,500 | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 15,500 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 14,700 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 14,100 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 13,800 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 13,600 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 13,200 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 12,600 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 11,700 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 10,600 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 9,600 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 8,700 | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 8,100 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 7,600 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 7,100 | -6.6% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 7,100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 15% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 7,100 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13,750, 52% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,530 | 17,800 | 33,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,630 | 10,600 | 16,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,220 | 7,100 | 9,600 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More reference data data for Moldova
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2466 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1366 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Moldova?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Moldova was 7,100 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 33,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,100 in 2024.
- How does Moldova rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Moldova ranks 131st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.