The prevalence of overweight in children under 5 in El Salvador currently stands at 6.4%, which is 0.7% (12.3%) higher than 2008.
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 in El Salvador
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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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94%
+2%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.4
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar259
+intl dollar42
(2021)
Birth registration
91.2%
-7.3%
(2018)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
67.7%
+1.5%
(2014)
El Salvador Overweight children between 1988 and 2014
| Period | Overweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |