Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates in Iraq
Iraq: Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates was 4.61 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.61
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
14th
of 18 countries
All-time high
11.17
in 2008
All-time low
4.61
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates in Iraq, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Iraq stood at 4.61. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Iraq peaked at 11.17 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.61, 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 | 9.89 | 7.43 | 11.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.92 | 6.58 | 10.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.34 | 4.61 | 6.13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 in Iraq?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Iraq was 4.61 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 11.17 in 2008.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.61 in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates?
- Iraq ranks 14th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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