Child stunting in Saudi Arabia
10.8% of children under five in Saudi Arabia were stunted in 2020. The value for 2020 is the lowest since 2004.
Saudi Arabia, 2020
10.8%
Change from 2019
−2.4percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2019
13.2%
Child stunting in Saudi Arabia 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 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.8% |
| 2019 | 13.2% |
| 2018 | 11.6% |
| 2017 | 17.2% |
| 2016 | 17.1% |
| 2015 | 13.7% |
| 2004 | 9.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.4 percentage points from 13.2% in 2019.
- Since 1994, when it was 21.4%, the figure has changed by −10.6 percentage points.
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Prevalence of undernourishment
2.5%
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Under-five mortality rate
6.0 per 1,000 live births
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
78.7 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
18.2 years
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Healthy life expectancy
66.5 years
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UHC service coverage
83
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