Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 13,700 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu stood at 13,700. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Vanuatu peaked at 13,700 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,700, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 118th 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,700 | — |
| 2001 | 6,800 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 7,000 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 7,200 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 7,500 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 7,700 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 8,000 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 8,300 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 8,600 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 8,900 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 9,300 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 9,600 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 10,100 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 10,500 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 10,900 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 11,400 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 11,700 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 12,000 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 12,300 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 12,400 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12,600 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 12,900 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 13,200 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 13,400 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 13,700 | +2.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 13,700 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 281,700, 5% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 13,700 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,600, 29% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,670 | 6,700 | 8,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,020 | 9,300 | 12,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,160 | 12,600 | 13,700 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Vanuatu?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Vanuatu was 13,700 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 13,700 in 2024.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,700 in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Vanuatu ranks 118th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.