Children moderately or severely stunted in Ecuador
Ecuador: Children moderately or severely stunted was 243.5 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Ecuador, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Ecuador stood at 243.5 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Ecuador peaked at 456.4 num th in 2007 and was at its lowest, 243.5 num th, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 64th of 163 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 | 441.94 num th | 427.9 num th | 456.4 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 351.04 num th | 286.4 num th | 430.5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 258.68 num th | 243.5 num th | 275.4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More development goals data for Ecuador
- Red List Index 0.7358 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.06 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 829.96 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,945 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Ecuador?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Ecuador was 243.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 456.4 num th in 2007.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 243.5 num th in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Ecuador ranks 64th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. 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 Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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