The prevalence of stunting in children under 5 in the Maldives has dropped to 15.3%, which is a decrease of 3.7% (-19.5%) since 2009.
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 in the Maldives
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to the Maldives
Stunting in children
More indicators for the Maldives
Newborns protected against tetanus
99%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.1
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar296
+intl dollar25
(2021)
Birth registration
98.8%
+6.3%
(2017)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
14.9%
-12.1%
(2017)
Maldives Stunting in children between 1994 and 2017
| Period | Stunting in children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.3% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 19% | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 46.7% | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 33% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 36.1% |