El Salvador vs Iraq: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 10.3% against 10.0% in Iraq, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 95th and Iraq ranks 96th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 27.6% | 1.7% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 17.8% | 2.9% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.7% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, El Salvador or Iraq?
- El Salvador, at 10.3% against 10.0% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- El Salvador ranks 95th and Iraq ranks 96th 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.