Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Lebanon
Lebanon: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 10.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Lebanon, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 10.1% for prevalence of stunting, height for age in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Lebanon peaked at 18.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2017.
Lebanon ranks 91st of 162 countries on this measure, 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 in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.8% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 10.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.2%, 48% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 10.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.4%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 14.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.6% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.6% | 10.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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- 89 Peru 10.6% compare
- 91 Sri Lanka 10.1% compare
- 93 Sao Tome and Principe 10.0% compare
- 94 Brunei Darussalam 9.9% compare
More health data for Lebanon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 185 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5482 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.209 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in Lebanon?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Lebanon was 10.1% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2017.
- How does Lebanon rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Lebanon ranks 91st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.