Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Venezuela
Venezuela: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 243,700 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Venezuela, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 243,700 for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Venezuela peaked at 499,300 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 243,700, in 2024.
Venezuela ranks 65th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 473,860 | 408,000 | 499,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 330,260 | 276,600 | 387,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 251,520 | 243,700 | 262,900 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.7484 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.717 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.01 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5589 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7491 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 2,740 2010 = 100 (2016)
- 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 Venezuela?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Venezuela was 243,700 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 499,300 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 243,700 in 2024.
- How does Venezuela rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Venezuela ranks 65th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.