Table 2 Within-country (Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam) prevalence of stunting status
From: Longitudinal trends and determinants of stunting among children aged 1–15 years
Country | Stunting | Prevalence, n(%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 2006 | 2009 | 2013 | 2016 | |||
Ethiopia | Not stunted | n | 1112 | 1310 | 1474 | 1329 | 1345 |
% | 58 | 68.7 | 78.5 | 71 | 74.5 | ||
Moderately stunted | n | 405 | 442 | 296 | 431 | 324 | |
% | 21.1 | 23.2 | 15.8 | 23 | 18 | ||
Severely stunted | n | 400 | 156 | 107 | 111 | 136 | |
% | 20.9 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 7.5 | ||
India | Not stunted | n | 1365 | 1246 | 1368 | 1350 | 1368 |
% | 69.3 | 64.3 | 71.1 | 70.8 | 72.2 | ||
Moderately stunted | n | 392 | 556 | 450 | 444 | 415 | |
% | 19.9 | 28.7 | 23.4 | 23.3 | 21.9 | ||
Severely stunted | n | 213 | 135 | 106 | 113 | 111 | |
% | 10.8 | 7 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | ||
Peru | Not stunted | n | 1458 | 1303 | 1537 | 1520 | 1547 |
% | 71.6 | 66.8 | 79.3 | 81 | 83.9 | ||
Moderately stunted | n | 392 | 478 | 317 | 289 | 259 | |
% | 19.3 | 24.5 | 16.4 | 15.4 | 14.1 | ||
Severely stunted | n | 185 | 169 | 83 | 67 | 37 | |
% | 9.1 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2 | ||
Vietnam | Not stunted | n | 1570 | 1461 | 1547 | 1528 | 1700 |
% | 79.2% | 74.7 | 80 | 80.4 | 87.8 | ||
Moderately stunted | n | 300 | 399 | 326 | 288 | 198 | |
% | 15.1 | 20.4 | 16.9 | 15.2 | 10.2 | ||
Severely stunted | n | 113 | 96 | 61 | 84 | 39 | |
% | 5.7 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 2 | ||