Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Myanmar
Myanmar: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 1.08 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 1.08 million for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Myanmar peaked at 2.23 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million, in 2024.
That places Myanmar 28th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 1.91 million | 1.56 million | 2.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million | 1.18 million | 1.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 million | 1.08 million | 1.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0963 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0987 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4249 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5675 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2735 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.18 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Myanmar?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Myanmar was 1.08 million 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Myanmar ranks 28th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.