Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Mozambique
Mozambique: Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted was 36.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Mozambique, 1995–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 36.7% for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Mozambique peaked at 59.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 2022.
That places Mozambique 12th out of 97 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 59.9% | — |
| 1997 | 42.6% | -28.9% |
| 2001 | 50.7% | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.2% | 42.6% | 59.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 43.5% | 50.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 42.3% | 42.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 36.7% | 37.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More reference data data for Mozambique
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.53 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Mozambique?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Mozambique was 36.7% in 2022, 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 2022.
- How does Mozambique rank for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted?
- Mozambique ranks 12th out of 97 countries with data for 2022.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.