Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Libya
Libya: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 9.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Libya recorded 9.2% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Libya peaked at 29.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2024.
Libya ranks 107th of 178 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.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) 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% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 9.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.2%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 9.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.1%, 91% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More infrastructure data for Libya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.94 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 192.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1686 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -22.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.93 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Libya?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Libya was 9.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Libya ranks 107th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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