El Salvador is currently observing a prevalence of stunting in female children under 5 of 9.1%, marking a decrease of 2.9% (-24.2%) compared to 2014.
Prevalence of stunting in female children under 5 in El Salvador
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1986 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 Female stunting in children between 1988 and 2021
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9.1% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 12% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 31.2% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 30.3% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 33.8% |