Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Mongolia
Mongolia: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 24,100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia stood at 24,100. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Mongolia peaked at 74,900 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24,100, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 107th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74,900 | — |
| 2001 | 70,500 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 66,600 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 62,700 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 58,900 | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 55,400 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 52,000 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 48,800 | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 46,200 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 44,300 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 43,000 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 41,200 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 39,400 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 38,300 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 37,600 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 36,800 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 36,200 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 35,400 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 34,000 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 32,400 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 30,500 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 28,400 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 26,800 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 25,400 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 24,100 | -5.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 24,100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 52% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 24,100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,600, 51% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58,030 | 44,300 | 74,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,430 | 32,400 | 43,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,040 | 24,100 | 30,500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 104 Solomon Islands 31,200 compare
- 105 Costa Rica 28,800 compare
- 106 Eswatini 26,700 compare
- 108 Djibouti 24,000 compare
- 109 South Korea 23,500 compare
- 110 Paraguay 21,600 compare
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Mongolia?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Mongolia was 24,100 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 74,900 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,100 in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Mongolia ranks 107th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.