Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 300 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
300
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
158th
of 162 countries
All-time high
500
in 2000
All-time low
300
in 2006
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

01002003004005002000201220242000: 5002001: 5002002: 5002003: 4002004: 4002005: 4002006: 3002007: 3002008: 3002009: 3002010: 3002011: 3002012: 3002013: 3002014: 3002015: 3002016: 3002017: 3002018: 3002019: 3002020: 3002021: 3002022: 3002023: 3002024: 300

Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Saint Lucia stood at 300. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Saint Lucia peaked at 500 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 300, in 2006.

Saint Lucia ranks 158th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 390 300 500 10
2010s 300 300 300 10
2020s 300 300 300 5

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 155 Estonia 800 compare
  2. 157 Seychelles 600 compare
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  4. 159 Tonga 200 compare
  5. 161 Turks and Caicos Islands 100 compare
  6. 161 Tuvalu 100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Saint Lucia?
Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Saint Lucia was 300 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 Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 500 in 2000.
What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 300 in 2006.
How does Saint Lucia rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
Saint Lucia ranks 158th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saint Lucia 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.