Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 17.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Ecuador stood at 17.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Ecuador peaked at 28.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 67th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.2% | — |
| 2001 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | -0.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 17.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.2%, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 17.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.9%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 27.2% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 19.4% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.7% | 18.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More infrastructure data for Ecuador
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.72 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0672 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.02 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Ecuador?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Ecuador was 17.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Ecuador ranks 67th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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