Thirteen countries had surveys carried out since 2006 (median year 2012) with information on ethnicity and on stunting prevalence. All thirteen surveys had information on indigenous children and seven also had information on afrodescendants. The largest proportions of indigenous population were found in Bolivia and Guatemala (65.3 and 46.7%, respectively), whereas Brazil, Paraguay and Suriname (1.6, 2.8 and 4.7%, respectively) presented the lowest percentages. Brazil and Suriname had the largest proportions of afrodescendants (62.8% and 55.6, respectively), while the lowest frequencies were in Honduras (2.4%) and Ecuador (4.6%).
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