Child stunting in Colombia
12.7% of children under five in Colombia were stunted in 2016.
The latest value for Colombia is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2019.
Colombia, 2016
12.7%
Change from 2010
+0.1percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2016
3.2%
Child stunting in Colombia over time
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Colombia
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Colombia |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 12.7% |
| 2010 | 12.6% |
| 2005 | 16.0% |
| 2000 | 18.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 12.6% in 2010, a change of +0.1 percentage points.
- Since 1986, when it was 25.7%, the figure has changed by −13.0 percentage points.
More for Colombia
All statistics for Colombia
Prevalence of undernourishment
4.1%
2024 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
11.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
77.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
18.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
66.7 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
82
2023 · WHO