Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in Syria
Syria: Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates was 23.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.5
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
3rd
of 19 countries
All-time high
29.66
in 2004
All-time low
23.5
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in Syria, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Syria recorded 23.5 for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Syria peaked at 29.66 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23.5, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.32 | — |
| 2001 | 28.73 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 29.14 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 29.49 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 29.66 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 29.59 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 29.41 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 29.09 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 28.58 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 27.92 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 27.2 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 26.61 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 26.47 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 26.8 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 27.1 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.37 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 27.44 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 27.15 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 26.52 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 25.8 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 25.15 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 24.59 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 24.16 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 23.77 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 23.5 | -1.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 23.5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.28, 2.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.99 | 27.92 | 29.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.85 | 25.8 | 27.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.23 | 23.5 | 25.15 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Syria?
- Height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Syria was 23.5 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.66 in 2004.
- What is the lowest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5 in 2024.
- How does Syria rank for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates?
- Syria ranks 3rd out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
- Is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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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