Child malnutrition in Mymensingh
Mymensingh ranks 2nd of 8 parts of Bangladesh for child stunting, above Bangladesh's 24%.
Child stunting across Bangladesh
The same 2022 survey, every part it reports.
Frequently asked questions
What is the child malnutrition rate in Mymensingh?
In Bangladesh's 2022 Demographic and Health Survey, 28% of children under five in Mymensingh were stunted (too short for their age), 13% wasted and 25% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Mymensingh worse than in the rest of Bangladesh?
Mymensingh ranks 2nd of 8 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Bangladesh's 24%.
Is there data for cities and towns in Mymensingh?
The survey reports Bangladesh by Dhaka before 2015 and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Mymensingh shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.
Source: Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2022 (BD2022DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.
Hunger in Bangladesh as a whole
Undernourishment, food insecurity, the Global Hunger Index and the UN's latest estimates for the country.