Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 4.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of stunting, height for age in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 4.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 14.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2021.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 130th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.8% | — |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 4.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 60% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 4.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.4%, 51% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 6.5% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 4.8% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2021.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 130th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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 (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children 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.