Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Seychelles

Seychelles: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 600 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
600
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 162 countries
All-time high
800
in 2000
All-time low
500
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Seychelles, 2000–2024

02004006008002000201220242000: 8002001: 8002002: 7002003: 7002004: 7002005: 7002006: 6002007: 6002008: 6002009: 6002010: 6002011: 6002012: 6002013: 6002014: 6002015: 6002016: 6002017: 6002018: 6002019: 6002020: 6002021: 5002022: 6002023: 6002024: 600

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 Seychelles is 600, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Seychelles peaked at 800 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 500, in 2021.

That places Seychelles 157th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 680 600 800 10
2010s 600 600 600 10
2020s 580 500 600 5

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 154 Barbados 900 compare
  2. 155 Estonia 800 compare
  3. 158 Saint Lucia 300 compare
  4. 159 Nauru 200 compare
  5. 159 Tonga 200 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Seychelles?
Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Seychelles was 600 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 Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 800 in 2000.
What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 500 in 2021.
How does Seychelles rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
Seychelles ranks 157th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Seychelles 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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Indicator
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.