Solomon Islands's prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) was 29.8% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1.4 percentage points from 31.2% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 29.8% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 29.2% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 31.2% | 2014 |
| Highest | 33.3% | 2007 |
| Lowest | 28.9% | 2020 |
| Average since 2015 | 29.66% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 31.1% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Solomon Islands' prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) rose 0.3 percentage points on 2023 (from 29.5% to 29.8%).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was −0.07 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.4 percentage points in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.5 percentage points in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.14 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 42% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Solomon Islands had the 29th highest value of the 162 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 29.8% | 2024 |
| World | 23.2% | 2024 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 13.31% | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 28.87% | 2024 |
Closest to Solomon Islands in the 2024 ranking
- Lao PDR — 27th of 162: 29.9%
- Tanzania — 28th of 162: 29.9%
- Rwanda — 29th of 162: 29.8%
- Guinea-Bissau — 31st of 162: 28.3%
- Philippines — 32nd of 162: 27.7%
- Cameroon — 33rd of 162: 27.2%
What this measures
Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.
Limitations: Survey estimates come with levels of uncertainty due to both sampling error and non-sampling error (e.g., measurement technical error, recording error etc.,). The JME global estimates take into account estimates of sampling error around survey estimates. While non-sampling error cannot be accounted for or reviewed in full, when available, a data quality review of weight, height and age measurements from household surveys supports compilation of a time series that is comparable across countries and over time.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 25 values
| Year | Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 29.8 |
| 2023 | 29.5 |
| 2022 | 29.2 |
| 2021 | 28.9 |
| 2020 | 28.9 |
| 2019 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 29.6 |
| 2017 | 30.1 |
| 2016 | 30.5 |
| 2015 | 30.9 |
| 2014 |
Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) in nearby economies
More health data for Solomon Islands
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 12.52% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 12.77% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 148,427 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 36.21% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 158,162 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 36.89% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 306,588 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 36.56% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Solomon Islands's prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)?
- 29.8% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 1.3 percentage points from 31.1% in 2000. The highest value was 33.3% in 2007 and the lowest 28.9% in 2020.
- How does Solomon Islands rank?
- 29th highest of 162 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) unusual for Solomon Islands?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.STA.STNT.ME.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/joint-child-malnutrition-estimates-unicef-who-wb, publisher: JME; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/joint-child-malnutrition… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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