Child stunting in Australia

1.9% of children under five in Australia were stunted in 2007.

Measure: Stunting in children under five Unit: % of children under 5 Data: 1995 to 2007 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Australia is for 2007. Most countries have figures for 2019.
Australia, 2007 1.9% % of children under 5
Change from 1995 +1.9percentage points 1995: 0.0%

Child stunting in Australia over time

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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Stunting in children under five (% of children under 5), 2007 to 2007
Period Australia
2007 1.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 0.0% in 1995, a change of +1.9 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.STNT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1995 to 2007 for Australia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates