Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in MENA Programme Region
MENA Programme Region: Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates was 18.37 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
18.37
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
2nd
of 3 groups
All-time high
26.45
in 2000
All-time low
17.73
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in MENA Programme Region, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in MENA Programme Region is 18.37, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in MENA Programme Region peaked at 26.45 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.73, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.15 | 23.43 | 26.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.04 | 17.88 | 22.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.98 | 17.73 | 18.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MENA Programme Region
More health data for MENA Programme Region
- Number of births 10,741 (2100)
- Children population as proportion of total population 20.59 (2100)
- Life expectancy 84.03 (2100)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 84 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of 83 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 89 (2025)
- Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin 87 (2025)
- Under-five mortality rate 26.79 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 13.81 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 22.19 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in MENA Programme Region?
- Height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in MENA Programme Region was 18.37 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates recorded in MENA Programme Region?
- The highest recorded value was 26.45 in 2000.
- What is the lowest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates recorded in MENA Programme Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.73 in 2021.
- How does MENA Programme Region rank for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates?
- MENA Programme Region ranks 2nd out of 3 groups with data for 2024.
- Is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates rising or falling in MENA Programme Region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MENA Programme Region 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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