Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Gambia
Gambia: Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted was 17.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Gambia, 1996–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Gambia is 17.5%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Gambia peaked at 36.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2020.
Gambia ranks 53rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 36.1% | — |
| 2000 | 24.1% | -33.2% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 36.1% | 36.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 24.1% | 27.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 19.0% | 24.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Gambia?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Gambia was 17.5% in 2020, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted?
- Gambia ranks 53rd out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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: Share of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children younger than five years old who are defined as stunted. Stunting is when a child is significantly shorter than the average for their age. It is a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.