Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted was 8.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Kazakhstan, 1995–2015
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 Kazakhstan is 8.0%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Kazakhstan peaked at 18.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2015.
Kazakhstan ranks 82nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 18.9% | — |
| 1999 | 13.2% | -30.2% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -25.1% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -38.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 13.2% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 8.0% | 13.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More reference data data for Kazakhstan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8607 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Kazakhstan?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Kazakhstan was 8.0% in 2015, 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2015.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted?
- Kazakhstan ranks 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2015.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.