Child stunting in Kyrgyzstan

14.1% of children under five in Kyrgyzstan were stunted in 2023.

Measure: Stunting in children under five Unit: % of children under 5 Data: 1997 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Kyrgyzstan, 2023 14.1% % of children under 5
Change from 2021 +5.5percentage points 2021: 8.6%

Child stunting in Kyrgyzstan 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 2023
Period Kyrgyzstan
2023 14.1%
2021 8.6%
2018 11.8%
2014 12.9%
2012 17.9%
2009 22.6%
2006 18.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 8.6% in 2021, a change of +5.5 percentage points.
  • Since 1997, when it was 32.4%, the figure has changed by −18.3 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
1997 to 2023 for Kyrgyzstan
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