Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Sudan
Sudan: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 2.70 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 2.70 million for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Sudan peaked at 2.70 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.90 million, in 2000.
That places Sudan 12th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.05 million | 1.90 million | 2.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 million | 2.19 million | 2.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 million | 2.49 million | 2.70 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5281 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.57 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.09 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2814 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9627 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 38,797 2010 = 100 (2022)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Sudan?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Sudan was 2.70 million 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.70 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.90 million in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Sudan ranks 12th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.