Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers in Iraq
Iraq: Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers was 258.5 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers in Iraq, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in Iraq stood at 258.5. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in Iraq peaked at 543.12 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 258.5, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 431.65 | 300.52 | 513.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 485.94 | 366.96 | 543.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 295.45 | 258.5 | 337.62 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 2 Algeria 617 compare
- 3 Morocco 351.55 compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 270.54 compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 223.74 compare
- 7 Sudan 196.94 compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 164.94 compare
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 898.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5022 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 2 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 419,499 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in Iraq?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in Iraq was 258.5 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 543.12 in 2013.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 258.5 in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers?
- Iraq ranks 5th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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