Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted was 13.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Tajikistan, 1999–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 13.7% for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Tajikistan peaked at 43.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2023.
Tajikistan ranks 62nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 41.5% | — |
| 2000 | 42.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 43.2% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.5% | 41.5% | 41.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 28.8% | 43.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 17.5% | 26.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More reference data data for Tajikistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.546 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9802 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9802 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2516 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Tajikistan?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Tajikistan was 13.7% in 2023, 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2023.
- How does Tajikistan rank for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted?
- Tajikistan ranks 62nd out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.