Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Syria
Syria: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 23.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Syria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
Syria recorded 23.5% 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 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Syria peaked at 29.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2024.
Syria ranks 47th 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.3% | — |
| 2001 | 28.7% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -1.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 23.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 31.5%, 75% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 23.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.1%, 2.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.0% | 27.9% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 25.8% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 23.5% | 25.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More infrastructure data for Syria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 17.57 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.22 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.84 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1152 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9076 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.84 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7122 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Syria?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Syria was 23.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2024.
- How does Syria rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Syria ranks 47th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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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