Child stunting in Mexico
12.5% of children under five in Mexico were stunted in 2022.
Mexico, 2022
12.5%
Change from 2021
−0.3percentage points
Child stunting in Mexico 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 | Mexico |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 12.5% |
| 2021 | 12.8% |
| 2020 | 13.9% |
| 2019 | 14.1% |
| 2016 | 10.0% |
| 2015 | 12.4% |
| 2012 | 13.6% |
| 2006 | 15.5% |
| 2005 | 19.4% |
| 2002 | 18.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 12.8% in 2021.
- Since 1998, when it was 21.4%, the figure has changed by −8.9 percentage points.
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Under-five mortality rate
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
75.1 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
17.7 years
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Healthy life expectancy
63.1 years
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UHC service coverage
79
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