Area Database (v4.2.1)

Child stunting and wasting
Percentage of stunted children
Subnational regions
Colombia
All years

Percentage of stunted children

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Colombia (America)  
Total 20.3 20.0 19.8 19.5 19.2 19.0 18.7 18.5 18.2 17.6 17.1 16.5 16.0 15.4 14.8 14.2 13.7 13.1 12.5 11.9 11.3 10.8
Amazonas 9.58 11.6 13.7 15.7 17.7 19.8 21.8 23.9 25.9 27.9 30.0 32.0
Antioquia (incl Medellin) 17.4 17.2 16.9 16.7 16.5 16.2 16.0 15.7 15.5 15.3 15.0 14.8 14.5 14.3 13.3 12.3 11.4 10.4 9.40 8.42 7.44 6.46
Arauca 15.3 14.9 14.4 14.0 13.6 13.1 12.7 12.2 11.8 11.4 10.9 10.5
Atlantico (incl Barranquilla) 20.6 19.5 18.5 17.4 16.3 15.3 14.2 13.2 12.1 12.3 12.6 12.8 13.1 13.3 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.7
Bogota D.C. 21.6 21.3 21.1 20.9 20.7 20.5 20.2 20.0 19.8 19.0 18.1 17.3 16.4 15.6 15.6 15.5 15.5 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.3 15.3
Bolivar (Sur and Norte) 16.8 16.6 16.5 16.3 16.1 16.0 15.8 15.7 15.5 16.0 16.6 17.1 17.7 18.2 16.5 14.8 13.0 11.3 9.60 7.88 6.16 4.44
Boyaca 20.6 21.0 21.4 21.8 22.2 22.6 23.0 23.4 23.8 25.2 26.6 28.1 29.5 30.9 28.3 25.6 23.0 20.3 17.7 15.1 12.4 9.78
Caldas 17.1 17.8 18.4 19.1 19.8 20.4 21.1 21.7 22.4 20.5 18.6 16.6 14.7 12.8 13.0 13.2 13.4 13.6 13.8 14.0 14.2 14.4
Caqueta 15.7 15.1 14.6 14.0 13.4 12.9 12.3 11.8 11.2 10.6 10.1 9.52
Casanare 4.52 5.08 5.64 6.20 6.76 7.32 7.88 8.44 9.00 9.56 10.1 10.7
Cauca 33.7 32.3 31.0 29.7 28.4 27.1 25.7 24.4 23.1 22.3 21.5 20.7 19.9 19.1 20.0 20.9 21.8 22.7 23.6 24.5 25.4 26.3
Cesar 21.2 19.8 18.4 17.0 15.6 14.2 12.8 11.4 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 14.2 13.5 12.7 12.0 11.2 10.4 9.68 8.92
Choco 44.9 40.9 37.0 33.0 29.0 25.1 21.1 17.2 13.2 13.0 12.8 12.5 12.3 12.1 12.5 13.0 13.4 13.9 14.3 14.7 15.2 15.6
Cordoba 14.0 15.5 16.9 18.4 19.9 21.3 22.8 24.2 25.7 25.0 24.3 23.7 23.0 22.3 21.0 19.8 18.5 17.3 16.0 14.7 13.5 12.2
Cundinamarca 22.0 21.7 21.3 21.0 20.7 20.3 20.0 19.6 19.3 17.8 16.3 14.8 13.3 11.8 12.0 12.2 12.3 12.5 12.7 12.9 13.1 13.2
Guainja 5.76 7.44 9.12 10.8 12.5 14.2 15.8 17.5 19.2 20.9 22.6 24.2
Guajira 39.3 36.3 33.4 30.4 27.4 24.5 21.5 18.6 15.6 17.9 20.2 22.4 24.7 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.4 27.5 27.6 27.7 27.8 28.0
Guaviare 4.54 5.46 6.38 7.30 8.22 9.14 10.1 11.0 11.9 12.8 13.7 14.7
Huila 20.4 20.9 21.5 22.0 22.5 23.1 23.6 24.2 24.7 22.7 20.8 18.8 16.9 14.9 14.3 13.7 13.0 12.4 11.8 11.2 10.6 9.94
Magdalena 30.4 28.6 26.9 25.2 23.5 21.8 20.0 18.3 16.6 17.5 18.5 19.4 20.4 21.3 20.4 19.5 18.7 17.8 16.9 16.0 15.1 14.3
Meta 0.01 0.94 1.87 2.80 4.44 6.08 7.72 9.36 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.3 9.82 9.34 8.86 8.38 7.90 7.42 6.94 6.46
Narino 50.6 48.0 45.3 42.6 39.9 37.2 34.6 31.9 29.2 28.7 28.2 27.8 27.3 26.8 24.4 22.1 19.7 17.4 15.0 12.6 10.3 7.92
Norte de Santander 6.18 7.12 8.06 9.00 9.94 10.9 11.8 12.8 13.7 13.4 13.0 12.7 12.3 12.0 11.4 10.8 10.2 9.60 9.00 8.40 7.80 7.20
Putumayo 14.8 14.1 13.5 12.9 12.3 11.7 11.0 10.4 9.80 9.18 8.56 7.94
Quindio 18.7 18.3 17.8 17.3 16.8 16.3 15.9 15.4 14.9 13.8 12.7 11.5 10.4 9.30 9.42 9.54 9.66 9.78 9.90 10.0 10.1 10.3
Risaralda 23.9 22.1 20.3 18.5 16.7 14.9 13.1 11.3 9.50 9.46 9.42 9.38 9.34 9.30 9.80 10.3 10.8 11.3 11.8 12.3 12.8 13.3
San Andres 4.28 4.32 4.36 4.40 4.44 4.48 4.52 4.56 4.60 4.64 4.68 4.72
Santander 15.5 15.8 16.0 16.3 16.6 16.8 17.1 17.3 17.6 15.9 14.2 12.6 10.9 9.20 8.96 8.72 8.48 8.24 8.00 7.76 7.52 7.28
Sucre 16.6 16.7 16.7 16.8 16.9 16.9 17.0 17.0 17.1 16.9 16.7 16.4 16.2 16.0 15.7 15.3 15.0 14.6 14.3 14.0 13.6 13.3
Tolima 22.7 22.5 22.2 21.9 21.6 21.3 21.1 20.8 20.5 19.2 17.9 16.6 15.3 14.0 13.2 12.5 11.7 11.0 10.2 9.44 8.68 7.92
Valle (incl Cali) 6.72 7.48 8.24 9.00 9.76 10.5 11.3 12.0 12.8 12.1 11.4 10.8 10.1 9.40 8.62 7.84 7.06 6.28 5.50 4.72 3.94 3.16
Vaupis 7.66 10.6 13.6 16.6 19.6 22.6 25.5 28.5 31.5 34.5 37.5 40.4
Vichada 11.7 12.0 12.4 12.8 13.2 13.6 13.9 14.3 14.7 15.1 15.5 15.8
Lighter numbers are estimates