Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Libya
Libya: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 8.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Libya recorded 8.6% for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Libya peaked at 27.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2024.
That places Libya 96th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.7% | — |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -8.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 8.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Libya's 8.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.9%, 97% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 18.7% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 14.1% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.6% | 12.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 93 Iraq 8.9% compare
- 94 Brunei Darussalam 8.8% compare
- 94 Sao Tome and Principe 8.8% compare
- 97 El Salvador 8.5% compare
- 98 Algeria 8.4% compare
- 98 Tunisia 8.4% compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Libya?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Libya was 8.6% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Libya ranks 96th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.