Table 1 Countries selected for the study
Country | Year | Source | National prevalence of stunting (%) | Concentration index | Slope index of inequality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deciles | Quintiles | |||||
Belize | 2006 | MICS | 22.5 | −29.9 | −38.8 | − 35.9 |
Belize | 2011 | MICS | 19.3 | −28.4 | −32.2 | −30.8 |
Belize | 2015 | MICS | 14.9 | −27.7 | −24.8 | −23.9 |
Bolivia | 1998 | DHS | 32.9 | −23.8 | −44.8 | − 44.8 |
Bolivia | 2003 | DHS | 32.3 | −24.8 | −46.3 | −47.0 |
Bolivia | 2008 | DHS | 27.1 | −30.1 | −47.1 | − 47.0 |
Colombia | 1995 | DHS | 19.5 | −22.6 | −25.9 | −25.9 |
Colombia | 2000 | DHS | 18.2 | −21.7 | −23.2 | −22.8 |
Colombia | 2005 | DHS | 15.7 | −25.0 | −23.5 | −23.1 |
Colombia | 2010 | DHS | 13.2 | −18.6 | −14.4 | −14.1 |
Dominican Republic | 1996 | DHS | 13.5 | −35.2 | −28.5 | −28.2 |
Dominican Republic | 2002 | DHS | 11.4 | −26.7 | −18.3 | − 18.1 |
Dominican Republic | 2007 | DHS | 9.8 | −23.8 | −14.0 | −13.6 |
Dominican Republic | 2013 | DHS | 6.9 | −24.2 | −10.1 | −10.0 |
Guatemala | 1995 | DHS | 55.6 | −17.2 | −53.4 | −53.1 |
Guatemala | 1998 | DHS | 54.0 | −20.1 | −60.2 | −59.8 |
Guatemala | 2008 | RHS | 48.0 | −22.1 | −59.1 | −60.9 |
Guatemala | 2014 | DHS | 46.7 | −21.7 | −57.4 | −57.0 |
Haiti | 1994 | DHS | 36.8 | −15.7 | −33.1 | −32.6 |
Haiti | 2000 | DHS | 28.7 | −10.8 | −30.1 | −17.6 |
Haiti | 2005 | DHS | 29.4 | −22.7 | − 39.1 | −38.6 |
Haiti | 2012 | DHS | 21.9 | −20.8 | −26.8 | −27.1 |
Haiti | 2016 | DHS | 21.8 | −21.9 | −28.8 | −29.2 |
Honduras | 2005 | DHS | 30.0 | −30.7 | −52.4 | −52.5 |
Honduras | 2011 | DHS | 22.7 | −32.3 | −42.4 | − 42.3 |
Peru | 1996 | DHS | 31.6 | −29.9 | −53.6 | −53.7 |
Peru | 2000 | DHS | 31.1 | −33.4 | − 58.8 | −59.6 |
Peru | 2009 | DHS | 23.8 | −36.3 | − 49.9 | −51.3 |
Peru | 2010 | DHS | 23.3 | −36.5 | −49.2 | − 49.8 |
Peru | 2011 | DHS | 19.5 | −44.1 | −51.3 | −51.4 |
Peru | 2012 | DHS | 18.1 | −41.1 | −44.6 | − 45.0 |
Peru | 2013 | DHS | 17.7 | −44.0 | −48.2 | −48.7 |
Peru | 2014 | DHS | 14.8 | −43.9 | − 41.2 | −40.6 |
Peru | 2015 | DHS | 14.9 | −42.0 | −39.0 | −38.7 |
Peru | 2016 | DHS | 13.1 | −42.3 | −35.3 | −34.5 |
Suriname | 2006 | MICS | 10.7 | −26.5 | −16.9 | −16.4 |
Suriname | 2010 | MICS | 8.8 | −21.7 | −11.6 | −11.2 |