Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Libya

Libya: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 9.2% in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
9.2%
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
97th
of 163 countries
All-time high
29.0%
in 2008
All-time low
9.2%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Libya, 2000–2024

10152025302000201220242000: 19.8 per pop u52001: 21.1 per pop u52002: 22.5 per pop u52003: 24.2 per pop u52004: 25.8 per pop u52005: 27.2 per pop u52006: 28.3 per pop u52007: 28.9 per pop u52008: 29 per pop u52009: 28.6 per pop u52010: 27.7 per pop u52011: 26.8 per pop u52012: 25.8 per pop u52013: 24.5 per pop u52014: 23.1 per pop u52015: 21.8 per pop u52016: 20.4 per pop u52017: 18.4 per pop u52018: 16.7 per pop u52019: 15 per pop u52020: 13.3 per pop u52021: 11.9 per pop u52022: 10.8 per pop u52023: 10 per pop u52024: 9.2 per pop u5

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.

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 97th of 163 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 94 Brunei Darussalam 9.9% compare
  2. 95 El Salvador 9.4% compare
  3. 95 Iraq 9.4% compare
  4. 98 Algeria 8.9% compare
  5. 98 Brazil 8.9% compare
  6. 98 Tunisia 8.9% compare

See the full ranking of 198 places β†’

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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 97th out of 163 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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Indicator
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%)
Unit
per pop u5
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
198 places, 4,950 data points, 2000–2024
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