Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected by country
Countries reporting
19
Highest
3,055
Yemen
Lowest
4.41
Bahrain
Median
88.41
Years covered
25
2000β2024
Data points
550
What the numbers show
Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected is currently reported for 19 countries. The highest value is 3,055 in Yemen; the lowest is 4.41 in Bahrain.
The median across all reporting countries is 88.41, and the mean is 539.37.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 692.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 36.2%), and the largest decrease in Libya (down 64.7%).
Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 3,055 | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 2 | Sudan | 2,703 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 3 | Egypt | 1,525 | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 4 | Syrian Arab Republic | 577.02 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 5 | Iraq | 528.22 | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 6 | Morocco | 430.55 | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 7 | Algeria | 414.1 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 295.15 | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 9 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 290.38 | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 10 | Jordan | 88.41 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 11 | Tunisia | 76.89 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 12 | Libya | 57.81 | 2024 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 13 | State of Palestine | 57.24 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 14 | Oman | 55.13 | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 15 | Lebanon | 45.73 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 16 | Djibouti | 24.04 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 17 | Kuwait | 11.8 | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 18 | Qatar | 8.45 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 19 | Bahrain | 4.41 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 149,997
- MENA Programme Region 10,257
- MENA Reporting Region 7,556