Child stunting in Lesotho
35.6% of children under five in Lesotho were stunted in 2024.
Lesotho, 2024
35.6%
Change from 2018
+1.0percentage points
Child stunting in Lesotho 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.
| Period | Lesotho |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 35.6% |
| 2018 | 34.6% |
| 2014 | 33.4% |
| 2009 | 39.3% |
| 2004 | 44.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 34.6% in 2018, a change of +1.0 percentage points.
- Since 1992, when it was 39.2%, the figure has changed by −3.6 percentage points.
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