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 54th of 147 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.
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 54th out of 147 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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