Child stunting in Vanuatu

28.9% of children under five in Vanuatu were stunted in 2013.

Measure: Stunting in children under five Unit: % of children under 5 Data: 1996 to 2013 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Vanuatu is for 2013. Most countries have figures for 2019.
Vanuatu, 2013 28.9% % of children under 5
Change from 2008 +3.2percentage points 2008: 25.7%

Child stunting in Vanuatu 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), 2008 to 2013
Period Vanuatu
2013 28.9%
2008 25.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 25.7% in 2008, a change of +3.2 percentage points.
  • Since 1996, when it was 25.7%, the figure has changed by +3.2 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
1996 to 2013 for Vanuatu
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