Children moderately or severely stunted in El Salvador
El Salvador: Children moderately or severely stunted was 46.4 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in El Salvador, 2000–2024
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 108th out of 178 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.
Children moderately or severely stunted in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 214.8 num th | — |
| 2001 | 203.4 num th | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 191.3 num th | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 178 num th | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 164.4 num th | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 151.2 num th | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 138.8 num th | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 127.8 num th | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 117.9 num th | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 109 num th | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 101.5 num th | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 95.1 num th | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 89.5 num th | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 84.4 num th | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 79.7 num th | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 74.8 num th | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 69.5 num th | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 64.2 num th | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 59.9 num th | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 56.4 num th | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 53 num th | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 50.6 num th | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 49.3 num th | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 47.9 num th | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 46.4 num th | -3.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 46.4 num th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.05 num th, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 46.4 num th is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.7 num th, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More development goals data for El Salvador
- Red List Index 0.8269 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,133 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 609.19 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 875 (2024)
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 108th out of 178 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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