Table 1 Stunting prevalence in under-five children according to ethnic group, place of residence and wealth quintiles

 Indigenous

72.7 (70.5; 74.7)

73.6 (70.0; 76.9)

75.0 (72.8; 77.0)

63.6 (61.8; 65.5)

61.1 (58.8; 63.5)

 Nonindigenous

43.0 (39.9; 46.1)

42.1 (37.5; 47.0)

41.2 (38.7; 43.8)

34.9 (33.2; 36.7)

33.9 (31.9; 35.9)

 Difference (pp)

29.7

31.5

33.8

28.7

27.2

 Rural

62.6 (60.6; 64.6)

61.8 (56.9; 66.3)

61.1 (58.9; 63.2)

56.7 (55.1; 58.3)

53.0 (50.8; 55.1)

 Urban

40.2 (36.0; 44.5)

39.2 (30.6; 48.6)

42.1 (38.7; 45.6)

33.2 (31.1; 35.3)

34.6 (31.9; 37.4)

 Difference (pp)

22.4

22.6

19.0

23.5

18.4

 Poorest

70.5 (67.7; 73.1)

71.3 (66.0; 76.2)

74.1 (71.7; 76.3)

67.9 (65.8; 69.9)

65.9 (63.3; 68.4)

 2nd

67.2 (64.4; 70.0)

69.0 (64.5; 73.2)

64.9 (61.3; 68.3)

57.7 (55.1; 60.3)

57.1 (54.4; 59.8)

 3rd

58.9 (55.3; 62.5)

58.2 (49.2; 66.6)

47.4 (43.6; 51.2)

41.7 (38.7; 44.8)

43.8 (41.0; 46.6)

 4th

39.3 (34.2; 44.7)

34.0 (28.6; 40.0)

40.0 (35.0; 45.2)

24.8 (21.8; 28.2)

28.9 (26.4; 31.4)

 Wealthiest

15.8 (12.2; 20.4)

15.0 (11.1; 20.1)

18.1 (12.8; 24.8)

14.3 (11.2; 18.0)

17.4 (15.1; 19.9)

SII (pp)

−52.9 (−58.4; − 47.4)

− 60.4 (− 68.6; − 52.3)

− 57.2 (− 63.3; − 51.1)

−60.2 (− 64.2; − 56.1)

−55.8 (− 59.7; − 51.9)

Total

55.6 (53.5; 57.6)

54.0 (49.8; 58.1)

54.9 (53.0; 56.7)

48.0 (46.7; 49.4)

46.5 (44.8; 48.2)