Ecuador vs Senegal: Prevalence of stunting, height for age
Ecuador
17.7%
in 2024
Senegal
17.2%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
61st
Senegal rank
63rd
Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time
- Ecuador
- Senegal
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 17.7% against 17.2% in Senegal, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 61st and Senegal ranks 63rd of 162 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 21.8% | 6.2% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 18.1% | 4.4% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.1% | 1.1% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Ecuador or Senegal?
- Ecuador, at 17.7% against 17.2% in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Ecuador and Senegal?
- 0.5%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Senegal rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Ecuador ranks 61st and Senegal ranks 63rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.