Child malnutrition in Littoral (Cotonou)
Littoral (Cotonou) ranks 12th of 12 parts of Benin for child stunting, below Benin's 32%.
Child stunting across Benin
The same 2017 survey, every part it reports.
- 1CouffoMono/Couffo38%
- 2AtacoraAtacora/Donga36%
- 3PlateauOuémé/Plateau36%
- 4AliboriBorgou/Alibori36%
- 5ZouZou/Collines35%
- 6BorgouBorgou/Alibori34%
- 7AtlantiqueAtlantique/Littoral30%
- 8OuéméOuémé/Plateau30%
- 9MonoMono/Couffo29%
- 10DongaAtacora/Donga27%
- 11CollinesZou/Collines24%
- 12Littoral (Cotonou)Atlantique/Littoral19%
Frequently asked questions
What is the child malnutrition rate in Littoral (Cotonou)?
In Benin's 2017 Demographic and Health Survey, 19% of children under five in Littoral (Cotonou) were stunted (too short for their age), 5.6% wasted and 13% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Littoral (Cotonou) worse than in the rest of Benin?
Littoral (Cotonou) ranks 12th of 12 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Benin's 32%.
How many children are anaemic in Littoral (Cotonou)?
61% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Littoral (Cotonou) had anaemia in 2017, below Benin's 72%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.
Is there data for cities and towns in Littoral (Cotonou)?
The survey reports Benin by Atlantique/Littoral and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Littoral (Cotonou) 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.