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Child malnutrition in Atacora

36%of children under five stunted (2017 survey)Very high

Atacora ranks 2nd of 12 parts of Benin for child stunting, above Benin's 32%.

4.7%children under 5 wasted; Benin 5.0%
19%children under 5 underweight; Benin 17%
85%children 6-59 months anaemic; Benin 72%

Child stunting across Benin

The same 2017 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1CouffoMono/Couffo38%
  2. 2AtacoraAtacora/Donga36%
  3. 3PlateauOuémé/Plateau36%
  4. 4AliboriBorgou/Alibori36%
  5. 5ZouZou/Collines35%
  6. 6BorgouBorgou/Alibori34%
  7. 7AtlantiqueAtlantique/Littoral30%
  8. 8OuéméOuémé/Plateau30%
  9. 9MonoMono/Couffo29%
  10. 10DongaAtacora/Donga27%
  11. 11CollinesZou/Collines24%
  12. 12Littoral (Cotonou)Atlantique/Littoral19%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Atacora?

In Benin's 2017 Demographic and Health Survey, 36% of children under five in Atacora were stunted (too short for their age), 4.7% wasted and 19% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Atacora worse than in the rest of Benin?

Atacora ranks 2nd of 12 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Benin's 32%.

How many children are anaemic in Atacora?

85% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Atacora had anaemia in 2017, above Benin's 72%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Atacora?

The survey reports Benin by Atacora/Donga and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Atacora shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Benin Demographic and Health Survey 2017 (BJ2017DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Benin as a whole

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

Hunger in Benin