Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Oman
Oman: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 12.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Oman, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Oman stood at 12.9%.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Oman peaked at 14.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2012.
Oman ranks 78th 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 Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 14.0% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | +2.4% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 12.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 3.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Oman's 12.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.4%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.5% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 11.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.9% | 12.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More health data for Oman
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3507 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 429.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 221 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % 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 in Oman?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Oman was 12.9% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2012.
- How does Oman rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Oman ranks 78th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman 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.