Costa Rica vs Lebanon: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Lebanon
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 11.5% against 10.6% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lebanon ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 90th and Lebanon ranks 93rd of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 17.3% | 10.1% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 11.3% | 3.3% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.4% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Costa Rica or Lebanon?
- Costa Rica, at 11.5% against 10.6% in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between Costa Rica and Lebanon?
- 0.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lebanon?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Lebanon rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 90th and Lebanon ranks 93rd 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, male (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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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, male, is the percentage of boys 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.