Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Libya
Libya: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 9.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Libya stood at 9.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Libya peaked at 29.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2024.
Libya ranks 97th of 161 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.
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.8% | — |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 19.8% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 15.0% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 9.2% | 13.3% | 5 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Libya?
- Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Libya was 9.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Libya ranks 97th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for-age <-2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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