Child stunting in Belize

15.0% of children under five in Belize were stunted in 2015.

Measure: Stunting in children under five Unit: % of children under 5 Data: 2006 to 2015 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Belize is for 2015. Most countries have figures for 2019.
Belize, 2015 15.0% % of children under 5
Change from 2011 −4.3percentage points 2011: 19.3%

Child stunting in Belize 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), 2006 to 2015
Period Belize
2015 15.0%
2011 19.3%
2006 22.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 19.3% in 2011, a change of −4.3 percentage points.
  • Since 2006, when it was 22.0%, the figure has changed by −7.0 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
2006 to 2015 for Belize
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