Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 3,400 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in North Macedonia, 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 North Macedonia stood at 3,400. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in North Macedonia peaked at 12,700 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,400, in 2024.
That places North Macedonia 144th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 11,160 | 8,500 | 12,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,040 | 4,500 | 7,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,800 | 3,400 | 4,200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 142 Belize 4,100 compare
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- 145 Brunei 3,100 compare
- 145 Sao Tome and Principe 3,100 compare
- 147 Montenegro 2,900 compare
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.34 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.06 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.56 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.88 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in North Macedonia?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in North Macedonia was 3,400 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,700 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,400 in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- North Macedonia ranks 144th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.