Syria vs Zimbabwe: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female

Syria
22.5%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
21.3%
in 2024
Syria rank
41st
Zimbabwe rank
44th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time

  • Syria
  • Zimbabwe
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Syria currently reports 22.5% against 21.3% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Syria ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 44th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syria Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 27.9% 31.0% 3.1% Zimbabwe
2010s 25.8% 25.6% 0.2% Syria
2020s 23.3% 21.1% 2.2% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Syria or Zimbabwe?
Syria, at 22.5% against 21.3% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Syria and Zimbabwe?
1.2%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Zimbabwe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Syria and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
Syria ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 44th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,161 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Prevalence of stunting, female, is the percentage of girls 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.