Children moderately or severely stunted in Oman
Oman: Children moderately or severely stunted was 55.1 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Oman, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Oman is 55.1 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Oman peaked at 55.1 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.6 num th, in 2007.
Oman ranks 92nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.62 num th | 31.6 num th | 39 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.93 num th | 33.1 num th | 52.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.68 num th | 52.5 num th | 55.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 89 State of Palestine 57.2 num th compare
- 90 Australia and New Zealand 57 num th compare
- 91 Dominican Republic 55.9 num th compare
- 93 Gambia 54.3 num th compare
- 94 Turkmenistan 51.2 num th compare
- 95 Panama 49.8 num th compare
More development goals data for Oman
- Red List Index 0.8947 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.44 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,549 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 720 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Oman?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Oman was 55.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6 num th in 2007.
- How does Oman rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Oman ranks 92nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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