El Salvador currently reports an prevalence of overweight in children under 5 of 8.3%, which represents an increase of 1.9% (29.7%) from 2014.
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 in El Salvador
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2024
Points:
13,975
Measure:
%
More indicators for El Salvador
Newborns protected against tetanus
94%
0%
(2023)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
1.2
0.0
(2021)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar343
+intl dollar31
(2022)
Birth registration
91.2%
-7.3%
(2018)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
52.1%
-15.6%
(2021)
El Salvador Overweight children between 1988 and 2021
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 3% |