Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted was 19.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1998–2017
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 19.1% for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 63.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2017.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 47th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 63.9% | — |
| 2000 | 51.0% | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | -24.8% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | -31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.9% | 63.9% | 63.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.8% | 32.4% | 51.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 19.1% | 27.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 19.1% in 2017, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2017.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.