Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Palestine
Palestine: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 8.6% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Palestine, 1996–2020
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 8.6% for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in 2020.
That represents a change of down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Palestine peaked at 14.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1996.
That places Palestine 71st out of 83 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7.2% | — |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +41.7% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +38.1% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -31.9% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +6.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 8.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.6%, 35% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 8.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.0%, 66% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.2% | 14.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.1% | 11.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 70 China 8.8% compare
- 72 Kazakhstan 7.7% compare
- 73 Jordan 7.6% compare
- 74 Dominican Republic 7.5% compare
More gender data for Palestine
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,123 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.0057 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,000 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,000 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 69,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 72,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 69,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 72,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 69,757 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Palestine?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Palestine was 8.6% in 2020, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1996.
- How does Palestine rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Palestine ranks 71st out of 83 countries with data for 2020.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children younger than 5 years, male versus female, that fall below two standard deviations from the median height-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.