Child stunting in Ecuador
17.4% of children under five in Ecuador were stunted in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1986.
Ecuador, 2024
17.4%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
Child stunting in Ecuador over time
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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 | Ecuador |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.4% |
| 2023 | 17.5% |
| 2014 | 23.9% |
| 2012 | 25.4% |
| 2006 | 25.9% |
| 2004 | 29.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 17.5% in 2023.
- Since 1986, when it was 40.2%, the figure has changed by −22.8 percentage points.
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Under-five mortality rate
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2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
77.4 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
18.8 years
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Healthy life expectancy
66.5 years
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UHC service coverage
78
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