Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in Libya
Libya: Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates was 9.15 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.15
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
11th
of 19 countries
All-time high
29.04
in 2008
All-time low
9.15
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in Libya, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Libya stood at 9.15. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Libya peaked at 29.04 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.15, 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 | 25.54 | 19.76 | 29.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.03 | 14.99 | 27.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.03 | 9.15 | 13.33 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,084 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5084 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 58,760 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Libya?
- Height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Libya was 9.15 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 29.04 in 2008.
- What is the lowest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.15 in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates?
- Libya ranks 11th out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
- Is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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