Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Singapore
Singapore: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 6,500 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Singapore, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 6,500 for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Singapore peaked at 10,900 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6,200, in 2021.
That places Singapore 132nd 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.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,900 | — |
| 2001 | 10,500 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 10,100 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 9,700 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 9,300 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 9,000 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 8,600 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 8,400 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 8,200 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 8,000 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 7,700 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 7,400 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 7,200 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 7,100 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 7,000 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,900 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 6,700 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 6,500 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 6,300 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 6,200 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 6,200 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,300 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 6,500 | +3.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 6,500 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11,800, 55% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 6,500 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,600, 14% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,270 | 8,000 | 10,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,050 | 6,500 | 7,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,300 | 6,200 | 6,500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Singapore?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Singapore was 6,500 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 10,900 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,200 in 2021.
- How does Singapore rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Singapore ranks 132nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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.