Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in Iraq
Iraq: Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates was 9.42 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.42
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
10th
of 19 countries
All-time high
27.95
in 2000
All-time low
9.42
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in Iraq, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 9.42 for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Iraq peaked at 27.95 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.42, 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 | 26.62 | 23.85 | 27.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.02 | 12.1 | 22.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.15 | 9.42 | 11.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 in Iraq?
- Height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Iraq was 9.42 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 27.95 in 2000.
- What is the lowest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.42 in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates?
- Iraq ranks 10th out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
- Is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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