Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Tonga
Tonga: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 200 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Tonga, 2000–2024
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 Tonga stood at 200. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Tonga peaked at 1,900 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 200, in 2022.
Tonga ranks 159th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,640 | 1,300 | 1,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 750 | 300 | 1,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 240 | 200 | 300 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 157 Seychelles 600 compare
- 158 Saint Lucia 300 compare
- 159 Nauru 200 compare
- 161 Turks and Caicos Islands 100 compare
- 161 Tuvalu 100 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Tonga?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Tonga was 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1,900 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Tonga ranks 159th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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.