Number children stunted who in Samoa
Samoa: Number children stunted who was 2,300 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,300
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
149th
of 162 countries
All-time high
2,300
in 2022
All-time low
1,200
in 2007
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number children stunted who in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 2,300 for number children stunted who in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number children stunted who in Samoa peaked at 2,300 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,200, in 2007.
That places Samoa 149th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number children stunted who in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,600 | — |
| 2001 | 1,500 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,400 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 1,300 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,200 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,400 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1,400 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,500 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,700 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 1,800 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1,900 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 2,000 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 2,100 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 2,200 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 2,300 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 2,300 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,300 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 2,300 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 5% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 2,300 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,600, 5% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,360 | 1,200 | 1,600 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,620 | 1,300 | 2,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,240 | 2,100 | 2,300 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 147 Montenegro 2,900 compare
- 148 Kiribati 2,400 compare
- 150 Cape Verde 1,900 compare
- 150 Lithuania 1,900 compare
- 152 Latvia 1,400 compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number children stunted who in Samoa?
- Number children stunted who in Samoa was 2,300 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number children stunted who recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,300 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number children stunted who recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,200 in 2007.
- How does Samoa rank for number children stunted who?
- Samoa ranks 149th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number children stunted who rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number children stunted who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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