Child stunting in Moldova

6.4% of children under five in Moldova were stunted in 2012.

Measure: Stunting in children under five Unit: % of children under 5 Data: 2005 to 2012 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Moldova is for 2012. Most countries have figures for 2019.
Moldova, 2012 6.4% % of children under 5
Change from 2005 −4.3percentage points 2005: 10.7%

Child stunting in Moldova 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), 2005 to 2012
Period Moldova
2012 6.4%
2005 10.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 10.7% in 2005, a change of −4.3 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
2005 to 2012 for Moldova
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