Hunger and malnutrition in Naoero
16%of children under five stunted (2023)Medium
16% of young children are too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition, and 1.3% are dangerously thin.
30%moderately or severely food insecure (2022)
16%children under 5 stunted (2023)
1.3%children under 5 wasted (2023)
3.8%children under 5 underweight (2023)
8.2%children under 5 overweight (2023)
42%children 6-59 months anaemic (2019, WHO)
8 per 1,000children who die before age five (2024)
How Naoero compares
Naoero has the 61st highest child stunting of 129 countries with an estimate since 2015. In East Asia & Pacific it is 15th of 27.
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of children are stunted in Naoero?
16% of children under five in Naoero were stunted in 2023, which WHO rates medium. 1.3% were wasted (2023). That ranks Naoero 61 of 129 countries with an estimate since 2015, highest first.
Sources: FAO (undernourishment, food insecurity), UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Malnutrition Estimates (stunting, wasting, underweight, overweight), WHO (anaemia) and UN IGME (child deaths), as published by the World Bank.