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Child malnutrition in Tirana

11%of children under five stunted (2017 survey)Medium

Tirana ranks 7th of 12 parts of Albania for child stunting, close to Albania's 11%.

0.4%children under 5 wasted; Albania 1.6%
0.8%children under 5 underweight; Albania 1.5%
18%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 Tirana?

In Albania's 2017 Demographic and Health Survey, 11% of children under five in Tirana were stunted (too short for their age), 0.4% wasted and 0.8% underweight.

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

Tirana ranks 7th of 12 for stunting in the survey, highest first, close to Albania's 11%.

How many children are anaemic in Tirana?

18% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Tirana had anaemia in 2017, below Albania's 25%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Tirana?

The survey reports Albania by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Tirana 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