Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected was 290.38 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
290.38
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
9th
of 19 countries
All-time high
776.99
in 2000
All-time low
290.38
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2000–2024

02004006008002000201220242000: 7772001: 694.12002: 623.92003: 567.52004: 526.32005: 490.32006: 459.32007: 433.42008: 4152009: 402.52010: 391.82011: 381.52012: 376.92013: 379.22014: 385.22015: 392.12016: 395.62017: 393.32018: 384.62019: 368.82020: 348.42021: 328.62022: 313.32023: 3002024: 290.4

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 290.38 for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 776.99 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 290.38, in 2024.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 538.94 402.54 776.99 10
2010s 384.9 368.85 395.58 10
2020s 316.16 290.38 348.44 5

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 6 Morocco 430.55 compare
  2. 7 Algeria 414.1 compare
  3. 8 Saudi Arabia 295.15 compare
  4. 10 Jordan 88.41 compare
  5. 11 Tunisia 76.89 compare
  6. 12 Libya 57.81 compare

See the full ranking of 22 places β†’

More health data for Iran, Islamic Republic of

All data for Iran, Islamic Republic of β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 290.38 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 776.99 in 2000.
What is the lowest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 290.38 in 2024.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 9th out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
Is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 25 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected in Iran, Islamic Republic of. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/height-for-age-2-sd-stunting-modeled-estimates-numbers-affected/iran-islamic-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/height-for-age-2-sd-stunting-modeled-estimates-numbers-affected/iran-islamic-rep/">Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected in Iran, Islamic Republic of</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
22 places, 550 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed