Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 31,200 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 31,200 for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Solomon Islands peaked at 31,200 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22,300, in 2000.
That places Solomon Islands 104th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22,300 | — |
| 2001 | 22,800 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 23,300 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 23,900 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 24,500 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 25,100 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 25,600 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 26,000 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 26,200 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 26,400 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 26,800 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 27,300 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 27,900 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 28,500 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 29,100 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 29,700 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 30,100 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 30,200 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 30,200 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29,900 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 29,700 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 29,700 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30,100 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 30,600 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 31,200 | +2.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 31,200 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 281,700, 11% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 31,200 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,600, 66% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,610 | 22,300 | 26,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,970 | 26,800 | 30,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,260 | 29,700 | 31,200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 101 Azerbaijan 44,700 compare
- 102 Equatorial Guinea 43,800 compare
- 103 Cuba 35,700 compare
- 105 Costa Rica 28,800 compare
- 106 Eswatini 26,700 compare
- 107 Mongolia 24,100 compare
More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0427 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0894 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Solomon Islands?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Solomon Islands was 31,200 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 31,200 in 2024.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,300 in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Solomon Islands ranks 104th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.