Share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting in India
India: Share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting was 35.5 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting in India, 1989–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 35.5 for share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting in India peaked at 62.7 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 35.5, in 2020.
That places India 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 62.7 | — |
| 1991 | 61.9 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 57.1 | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 45.9 | -19.6% |
| 1999 | 51 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 47.8 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 38.7 | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 37.9 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 36.1 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 35.5 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.7 | 62.7 | 62.7 | 1 |
| 1990s | 53.98 | 45.9 | 61.9 | 4 |
| 2000s | 47.8 | 47.8 | 47.8 | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.57 | 36.1 | 38.7 | 3 |
| 2020s | 35.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting in India?
- Share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting in India was 35.5 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7 in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5 in 2020.
- How does India rank for share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting?
- India ranks 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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