Iran, Islamic Rep. · Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)
4.8%2017
Publisher note: Children Anthropometry, Nutrition and Development Survey 2017, Ministry of Health. 2021. Tehran, Iran
Unit: percent of children under age 5. Publisher measure: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for-age <-2 SD), survey-based estimates.
Height-for-age below -2 SD, WHO country-level survey estimates, both sexes, no additional disaggregation; not model-based annual interpolation. Reference years are irregular survey labels; fieldwork windows were not supplied by the retained projection. Matching year labels do not prove matching collection periods.
Measurement basis: survey-based estimate; reference years are irregular.
Reference-period cadence: irregular survey reference years.
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World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 5 rows
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 1995 | 24.4 | Not reported | Not reported | Cluster survey for evaluation of mid decade goal indicators (MICS). Theran, Islamic Republic of Iran, April 1996 Converted estimate |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 1998 | 20.4 | Not reported | Not reported | The nutritional status of children, October-November 1998 (ANIS). Teheran: Ministry of Health and Medical Education and UNICEF, 2000 Converted estimate |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 2004 | 7.1 | Not reported | Not reported | Iran Anthropometric Nutritional Indicators Survey 2004 Converted estimate |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 2010 | 6.8 | Not reported | Not reported | Iran's Multiple Indicator Demographic and Health Survey - 2010. |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 2017 | 4.8 | Not reported | Not reported | Children Anthropometry, Nutrition and Development Survey 2017, Ministry of Health. 2021. Tehran, Iran |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.