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.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.23 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.16 million | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.10 million | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.04 million | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.97 million | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.89 million | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.81 million | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.72 million | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.56 million | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.49 million | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.44 million | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.40 million | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.36 million | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.33 million | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.31 million | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.28 million | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.25 million | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.18 million | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.15 million | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.13 million | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.11 million | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.09 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.08 million | -1.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.08 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 281,700, 3.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1.08 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,600, 22.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
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.