Child stunting in Samoa
7.3% of children under five in Samoa were stunted in 2019.
Samoa, 2019
7.3%
Change from 2014
+2.4percentage points
Position in 2019
35th of 46
Child stunting in Samoa over time
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Samoa
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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 | Samoa |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.3% |
| 2014 | 4.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 4.9% in 2014, a change of +2.4 percentage points.
- Since 1999, when it was 6.4%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 46 countries with data for 2019, Samoa has the 35th highest value.
More for Samoa
All statistics for Samoa
Prevalence of undernourishment
3.4%
2024 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
14.9 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
71.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
63.8 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
62
2023 · WHO