Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Qatar
Qatar: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 8,500 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Qatar, 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 Qatar stood at 8,500.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Qatar peaked at 8,600 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,000, in 2003.
Qatar ranks 129th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,210 | 5,000 | 5,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,570 | 6,000 | 8,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,480 | 8,400 | 8,600 | 5 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5652 °C (2026)
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9579 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Qatar?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Qatar was 8,500 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 8,600 in 2017.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 in 2003.
- How does Qatar rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Qatar ranks 129th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.