Table 1.
Sample sizes and stunting prevalence among children under the age of five years, by ethnicity and country
| Country/year | N | Stunting (%) | 95% CI | Ethnic group | N | Stunting (%) | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belize 2015 | 2418 | 14.9 | (13.0;17.1) | Indigenous | 379 | 34.7 | (27.9; 42.3) |
| Afrodescendant | 677 | 8.6 | (6.3; 11.6) | ||||
| Reference | 1133 | 14.0 | (12.0; 16.3) | ||||
| Bolivia 2008 | 8325 | 27.1 | (25.5; 28.7) | Indigenous | 4489 | 33.1 | (31.1; 35.2) |
| Afrodescendant | – | – | – | ||||
| Reference | 3203 | 16.1 | (14.2; 18.2) | ||||
| Brazil 2006 | 4389 | 7.3 | (6.0; 8.8) | Indigenous | 111 | 12.4 | (4.9; 28.3) |
| Afrodescendant | 2650 | 7.7 | (5.9; 9.9) | ||||
| Reference | 1463 | 6.5 | (4.9; 8.6) | ||||
| Colombia 2010 | 17,784 | 12.6 | (11.9; 13.4) | Indigenous | 2374 | 27.4 | (23.3; 31.8) |
| Afrodescendant | 1918 | 10.3 | (8.6; 12.3) | ||||
| Reference | 11,421 | 11.8 | (11.1; 12.7) | ||||
| Ecuador 2012 | 8206 | 24.6 | (23.0; 26.4) | Indigenous | 1170 | 41.8 | (37.0; 46.7) |
| Afrodescendant | 319 | 16.9 | (11.4; 24.4) | ||||
| Reference | 6464 | 23.6 | (21.7; 25.6) | ||||
| Guatemala 2014 | 12,259 | 46.7 | (45.0; 48.4) | Indigenous | 5109 | 61.4 | (59.0; 63.7) |
| Afrodescendant | – | – | – | ||||
| Reference | 6588 | 34.1 | (32.1; 36.1) | ||||
| Guyana 2014 | 2997 | 11.3 | (9.6; 13.2) | Indigenous | 603 | 24.4 | (19.7; 30.0) |
| Afrodescendant | 796 | 6.6 | (4.4; 9.8) | ||||
| Reference | 1585 | 10.7 | (8.7; 13.1) | ||||
| Honduras 2011 | 10,926 | 22.7 | (21.5; 23.9) | Indigenous | 1618 | 32.4 | (29.1; 35.9) |
| Afrodescendant | 257 | 14.2 | (9.9; 20.0) | ||||
| Reference | 7764 | 22.2 | (20.8; 23.5) | ||||
| Mexico 2015 | 7855 | 12.4 | (10.6; 14.3) | Indigenous | 824 | 25.2 | (20.0; 31.3) |
| Afrodescendant | – | – | – | ||||
| Reference | 7023 | 11.2 | (9.4; 13.2) | ||||
| Nicaragua 2006 | 6584 | 20.7 | (19.0; 22.5) | Indigenous | 355 | 30.4 | (25.1; 36.4) |
| Afrodescendant | – | – | – | ||||
| Reference | 5790 | 20.0 | (18.3; 21.9) | ||||
| Paraguay 2016 | 4419 | 5.6 | (4.6; 6.8) | Indigenous | 268 | 31.3 | (19.1; 46.8) |
| Afrodescendant | – | – | – | ||||
| Reference | 4151 | 4.9 | (4.0; 5.8) | ||||
| Peru 2016 | 21,253 | 13.1 | (12.3; 13.9) | Indigenous | 1719 | 33.8 | (30.6; 37.1) |
| Afrodescendant | – | – | – | ||||
| Reference | 17,448 | 11.5 | (10.7; 12.3) | ||||
| Suriname 2010 | 2710 | 8.8 | (7.6; 10.2) | Indigenous | 186 | 12.1 | (7.8; 18.4) |
| Afrodescendant | 1711 | 9.3 | (7.6; 11.2) | ||||
| Reference | 791 | 8.0 | (6.1; 10.4) |