Child stunting in Maldives
15.3% of children under five in Maldives were stunted in 2017. The value for 2017 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1994.
The latest value for Maldives is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2019.
Maldives, 2017
15.3%
Change from 2009
−3.7percentage points
Child stunting in Maldives 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 | Maldives |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.3% |
| 2009 | 19.0% |
| 2001 | 31.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 19.0% in 2009, a change of −3.7 percentage points.
- Since 1994, when it was 36.1%, the figure has changed by −20.8 percentage points.
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