Children moderately or severely stunted in El Salvador

El Salvador: Children moderately or severely stunted was 46.4 num th in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
46.4 num th
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
97th
of 163 countries
All-time high
214.8 num th
in 2000
All-time low
46.4 num th
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Children moderately or severely stunted in El Salvador, 2000–2024

501001502002000201220242000: 214.8 num th2001: 203.4 num th2002: 191.3 num th2003: 178 num th2004: 164.4 num th2005: 151.2 num th2006: 138.8 num th2007: 127.8 num th2008: 117.9 num th2009: 109 num th2010: 101.5 num th2011: 95.1 num th2012: 89.5 num th2013: 84.4 num th2014: 79.7 num th2015: 74.8 num th2016: 69.5 num th2017: 64.2 num th2018: 59.9 num th2019: 56.4 num th2020: 53 num th2021: 50.6 num th2022: 49.3 num th2023: 47.9 num th2024: 46.4 num th

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in El Salvador is 46.4 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in El Salvador peaked at 214.8 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.4 num th, in 2024.

That places El Salvador 97th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 159.66 num th 109 num th 214.8 num th 10
2010s 77.5 num th 56.4 num th 101.5 num th 10
2020s 49.44 num th 46.4 num th 53 num th 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 94 Turkmenistan 51.2 num th compare
  2. 95 Panama 49.8 num th compare
  3. 96 Australia 47.6 num th compare
  4. 98 Gabon 45.7 num th compare
  5. 98 Lebanon 45.7 num th compare
  6. 100 Azerbaijan 44.7 num th compare

See the full ranking of 198 places β†’

More development goals data for El Salvador

All data for El Salvador β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is children moderately or severely stunted in El Salvador?
Children moderately or severely stunted in El Salvador was 46.4 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 214.8 num th in 2000.
What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 46.4 num th in 2024.
How does El Salvador rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
El Salvador ranks 97th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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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Indicator
Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands)
Unit
num th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
198 places, 4,950 data points, 2000–2024
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