The current prevalence of overweight in children under 5 in Ecuador is 11.7%, which has increased by 3.7% (46.3%) since 2014.
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 in Ecuador
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
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Overweight children
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Newborns protected against tetanus
90%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.4
-0.1
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar297
+intl dollar8
(2021)
Birth registration
87.2%
+5.2%
(2020)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
72.4%
+5.2%
(2019)
Ecuador Overweight children between 1999 and 2019
| Period | Overweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11.7% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2.6% |