Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates by country
Countries reporting
19
Highest
47.41
Yemen
Lowest
4.46
Kuwait
Median
9.42
Years covered
25
2000β2024
Data points
550
What the numbers show
Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates is currently reported for 19 countries. The highest value is 47.41 in Yemen; the lowest is 4.46 in Kuwait.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.42, and the mean is 13.65.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 12.9%), and the largest decrease in Libya (down 60.3%).
Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 47.41 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 2 | Sudan | 35.38 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 3 | Syrian Arab Republic | 23.5 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 4 | Djibouti | 20.93 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 5 | Morocco | 13.69 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 6 | Egypt | 12.94 | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 7 | Oman | 12.92 | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 11.14 | 2024 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 9 | Lebanon | 10.07 | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 10 | Iraq | 9.42 | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 11 | Libya | 9.15 | 2024 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 12 | Algeria | 8.94 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 13 | Tunisia | 8.87 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 14 | Palestine, State of | 7.99 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 15 | Jordan | 7.66 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 16 | Qatar | 5.44 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 17 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4.83 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 18 | Bahrain | 4.62 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 19 | Kuwait | 4.46 | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 23.23
- MENA Programme Region 18.37
- MENA Reporting Region 15.44