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

Latest (2024)
31,200
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
104th
of 162 countries
All-time high
31,200
in 2024
All-time low
22,300
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201220242000: 22.3k2001: 22.8k2002: 23.3k2003: 23.9k2004: 24.5k2005: 25.1k2006: 25.6k2007: 26.0k2008: 26.2k2009: 26.4k2010: 26.8k2011: 27.3k2012: 27.9k2013: 28.5k2014: 29.1k2015: 29.7k2016: 30.1k2017: 30.2k2018: 30.2k2019: 29.9k2020: 29.7k2021: 29.7k2022: 30.1k2023: 30.6k2024: 31.2k

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 101 Azerbaijan 44,700 compare
  2. 102 Equatorial Guinea 43,800 compare
  3. 103 Cuba 35,700 compare
  4. 105 Costa Rica 28,800 compare
  5. 106 Eswatini 26,700 compare
  6. 107 Mongolia 24,100 compare

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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

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.