Child stunting in United States
3.8% of children under five in United States were stunted in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
United States, 2022
3.8%
Change from 2018
+0.4percentage points
Child stunting in United States 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 | United States |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.1% |
| 2000 | 3.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 3.4% in 2018, a change of +0.4 percentage points.
- Since 2000, when it was 3.2%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
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