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Child malnutrition in Benguela

44%of children under five stunted (2023 survey)Very high

Benguela ranks 8th of 18 parts of Angola for child stunting, above Angola's 40%.

3.3%children under 5 wasted; Angola 5.2%
21%children under 5 underweight; Angola 21%
52%children 6-59 months anaemic; Angola 57%

Child stunting across Angola

The same 2023 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Bié57%
  2. 2Cuanza Sul53%
  3. 3Uíge48%
  4. 4Huambo47%
  5. 5Huíla47%
  6. 6Cuanza Norte47%
  7. 7Malanje45%
  8. 8Benguela44%
  9. 9Namibe44%
  10. 10Bengo44%
  11. 11Zaire41%
  12. 12Cunene40%
  13. 13Cuando Cubango38%
  14. 14Lunda Norte37%
  15. 15Lunda Sul36%
  16. 16Moxico34%
  17. 17Cabinda30%
  18. 18Luanda24%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Benguela?

In Angola's 2023 Demographic and Health Survey, 44% of children under five in Benguela were stunted (too short for their age), 3.3% wasted and 21% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Benguela worse than in the rest of Angola?

Benguela ranks 8th of 18 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Angola's 40%.

How many children are anaemic in Benguela?

52% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Benguela had anaemia in 2023, below Angola's 57%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Benguela?

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

Source: Angola Demographic and Health Survey 2023 (AO2023DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Angola as a whole

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

Hunger in Angola