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Child malnutrition in Gjirokastër

13%of children under five stunted (2017 survey)Medium

Gjirokastër ranks 3rd of 12 parts of Albania for child stunting, above Albania's 11%.

4.9%children under 5 wasted; Albania 1.6%
3.1%children under 5 underweight; Albania 1.5%
28%children 6-59 months anaemic; Albania 25%

Child stunting across Albania

The same 2017 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Dibër26%
  2. 2Kukes20%
  3. 3Gjirokastër13%
  4. 4Vlorë12%
  5. 5Durrës12%
  6. 6Elbasan11%
  7. 7Tirana11%
  8. 8Korçë9.6%
  9. 9Lezhë9.4%
  10. 10Shkodër8.6%
  11. 11Fier7.3%
  12. 12Berat3.4%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Gjirokastër?

In Albania's 2017 Demographic and Health Survey, 13% of children under five in Gjirokastër were stunted (too short for their age), 4.9% wasted and 3.1% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Gjirokastër worse than in the rest of Albania?

Gjirokastër ranks 3rd of 12 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Albania's 11%.

How many children are anaemic in Gjirokastër?

28% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Gjirokastër had anaemia in 2017, above Albania's 25%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Gjirokastër?

The survey reports Albania by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Gjirokastër shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Albania Demographic and Health Survey 2017 (AL2017DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Albania as a whole

Undernourishment, food insecurity, the Global Hunger Index and the UN's latest estimates for the country.

Hunger in Albania