Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Panama
Panama: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 49,800 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Panama, 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 Panama stood at 49,800. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Panama peaked at 78,200 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 49,800, in 2024.
Panama ranks 96th 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62,300 | — |
| 2001 | 63,400 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 65,200 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 67,600 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 70,500 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 73,300 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 75,700 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 77,300 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 78,100 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 78,200 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 77,900 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 77,100 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 75,900 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 74,300 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 72,600 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 70,600 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 68,500 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 65,400 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 62,000 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 58,400 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 55,200 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 52,500 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 51,100 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 50,100 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 49,800 | -0.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 49,800 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,800, 4.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Panama's 49,800 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,400, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71,160 | 62,300 | 78,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,270 | 58,400 | 77,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,740 | 49,800 | 55,200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Panama?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Panama was 49,800 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 78,200 in 2009.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,800 in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Panama ranks 96th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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.