In El Salvador, the current prevalence of stunting in children under 5 is 10%, which reflects a decrease of 3.6% (-26.5%) compared to 2014.
Prevalence of stunting 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 Stunting in children between 1988 and 2021
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10% | -3.6% |
| 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% |