Child stunting in Bhutan
17.9% of children under five in Bhutan were stunted in 2023.
Bhutan, 2023
17.9%
Change from 2010
−15.6percentage points
Child stunting in Bhutan over time
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Bhutan
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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.
| Period | Bhutan |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 17.9% |
| 2010 | 33.5% |
| 2008 | 34.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 33.5% in 2010, a change of −15.6 percentage points.
- Since 1987, when it was 60.9%, the figure has changed by −43.0 percentage points.
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Healthy life expectancy
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UHC service coverage
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