Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates was 2.74 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 2.74 for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 5.54 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.74, 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 | 5.22 | 4.62 | 5.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.69 | 3.05 | 4.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 | 2.74 | 2.96 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5627 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,361 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,070 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.8927 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.508 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 3,509 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3,509 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 599,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 2.74 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 5.54 in 2001.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 in 2024.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 16th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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