Hunger and malnutrition in Singapore
4.5%of children under five stunted (2000)Low
4.5% of young children are too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition, and 3.6% are dangerously thin.
10%moderately or severely food insecure (2024)
4.5%children under 5 stunted (2000)
3.6%children under 5 wasted (2000)
3.3%children under 5 underweight (2000)
2.5%children under 5 overweight (2000)
14%children 6-59 months anaemic (2019, WHO)
3 per 1,000children who die before age five (2024)
How Singapore compares
In East Asia & Pacific it is 24th of 27.
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of children are stunted in Singapore?
4.5% of children under five in Singapore were stunted in 2000, which WHO rates low. 3.6% were wasted (2000).
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.