Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Rwanda
Rwanda: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 564,300 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Rwanda is 564,300, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Rwanda peaked at 766,900 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 564,300, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 43rd 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 669,200 | — |
| 2001 | 675,800 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 688,600 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 708,600 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 729,500 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 748,900 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 762,000 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 766,900 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 764,900 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 755,300 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 738,500 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 713,900 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 686,100 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 662,700 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 645,200 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 630,700 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 619,600 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 610,200 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 599,900 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 587,900 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 578,100 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 571,200 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 567,800 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 565,300 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 564,300 | -0.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 564,300 is below the median for low income countries, which is 986,900, 57% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 564,300 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577,800, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 726,970 | 669,200 | 766,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 649,470 | 587,900 | 738,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 569,340 | 564,300 | 578,100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More reference data data for Rwanda
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Rwanda?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Rwanda was 564,300 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 766,900 in 2007.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 564,300 in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Rwanda ranks 43rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.