Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in El Salvador
El Salvador: Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted was 10.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in El Salvador, 1988–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in El Salvador is 10.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in El Salvador peaked at 36.7% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 74th out of 97 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 36.7% | — |
| 1993 | 31.6% | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 32.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | -23.8% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -34.6% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.7% | 36.7% | 36.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 31.9% | 31.6% | 32.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 20.8% | 24.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in El Salvador?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in El Salvador was 10.0% in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 1988.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted?
- El Salvador ranks 74th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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: Share of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children younger than five years old who are defined as stunted. Stunting is when a child is significantly shorter than the average for their age. It is a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.