Child stunting in Oman

11.4% of children under five in Oman were stunted in 2017.

Measure: Stunting in children under five Unit: % of children under 5 Data: 1991 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Oman is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2019.
Oman, 2017 11.4% % of children under 5
Change from 2014 −2.7percentage points 2014: 14.1%

Child stunting in Oman 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.

Stunting in children under five (% of children under 5), 2009 to 2017
Period Oman
2017 11.4%
2014 14.1%
2009 9.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 14.1% in 2014, a change of −2.7 percentage points.
  • Since 1991, when it was 24.2%, the figure has changed by −12.8 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.STNT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1991 to 2017 for Oman
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates