The current prevalence of stunting in children under 5 of El Salvador is 13.6%, this is a decrease of 7.2% (-34.6%) compared to 2008.
Prevalence of stunting 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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Stunting in children
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Newborns protected against tetanus
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 Stunting in children between 1988 and 2014
| Period | Stunting in children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.6% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 32.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 31.6% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 36.7% |