Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected in Iraq
Iraq: Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected was 528.22 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected in Iraq, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 528.22 for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected in Iraq peaked at 1,199 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 528.22, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,155 | 1,102 | 1,199 | 10 |
| 2010s | 924.93 | 674.53 | 1,079 | 10 |
| 2020s | 561.69 | 528.22 | 616.96 | 5 |
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More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 898.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5022 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 2 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 419,499 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected in Iraq?
- Height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected in Iraq was 528.22 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1,199 in 2005.
- What is the lowest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 528.22 in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected?
- Iraq ranks 5th out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
- Is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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.
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