Iraq vs Sri Lanka: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time
- Iraq
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 10.5% against 10.0% in Iraq, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 94th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 19.7% | 7.8% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 14.8% | 2.9% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.9% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Iraq or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 10.5% against 10.0% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between Iraq and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Sri Lanka rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Iraq ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 94th 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.