Child stunting in Iraq
12.6% of children under five in Iraq were stunted in 2018. The value for 2018 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Iraq, 2018
12.6%
Change from 2011
−9.5percentage points
Child stunting in Iraq over time
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iraq |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 12.6% |
| 2011 | 22.1% |
| 2006 | 27.5% |
| 2004 | 20.0% |
| 2003 | 33.7% |
| 2000 | 28.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 22.1% in 2011, a change of −9.5 percentage points.
- Since 1991, when it was 27.6%, the figure has changed by −15.0 percentage points.
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
72.3 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.6 years
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Healthy life expectancy
62.4 years
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UHC service coverage
64
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