Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 23.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 23.3%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 32.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2022.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 21st out of 45 groups 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.6% | — |
| 2001 | 31.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 31.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 30.9% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 23.9% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 23.2% | 23.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 23.3% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2022.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.