Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Syria
Syria: Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted was 27.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Syria, 1993–2010
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2010, malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Syria stood at 27.9%.
That represents a change of up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Syria peaked at 32.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2000.
Syria ranks 26th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 32.8% | — |
| 1995 | 26.5% | -19.2% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 31.7% | +30.5% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.6% | 26.5% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 24.3% | 31.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 27.9% | 27.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 23 Liberia 29.8% compare
- 24 Cameroon 28.9% compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 28.1% compare
- 27 Myanmar 26.7% compare
- 27 Philippines 26.7% compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 26.3% compare
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 29.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.14 (2050)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3623 °C (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Syria?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Syria was 27.9% in 2010, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted?
- Syria ranks 26th out of 97 countries with data for 2010.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children younger than five years old who are defined as stunted. Stunting is when a child is significantly shorter than the average for their age. It is a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.