Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Ecuador
Ecuador: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 243,500 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Ecuador stood at 243,500. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Ecuador peaked at 456,400 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 243,500, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 66th out of 162 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.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 427,900 | — |
| 2001 | 428,600 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 430,800 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 435,000 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 441,500 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 448,400 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 454,700 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 456,400 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 452,400 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 443,700 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 430,500 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 412,200 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 393,500 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 373,100 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 352,300 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 336,600 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 322,800 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 307,200 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 295,800 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 286,400 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 275,400 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 265,100 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 259,000 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 250,400 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 243,500 | -2.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 243,500 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 5.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 243,500 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,400, 5.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 441,940 | 427,900 | 456,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 351,040 | 286,400 | 430,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 258,680 | 243,500 | 275,400 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Ecuador?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Ecuador was 243,500 in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 456,400 in 2007.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 243,500 in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Ecuador ranks 66th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.