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Child malnutrition in Boucle de Mouhoun

25%of children under five stunted (2021 survey)High

Boucle de Mouhoun ranks 4th of 14 parts of Burkina Faso for child stunting, above Burkina Faso's 23%.

6.4%children under 5 wasted; Burkina Faso 11%
13%children under 5 underweight; Burkina Faso 18%
70%children 6-59 months anaemic; Burkina Faso 72%

Child stunting across Burkina Faso

The same 2021 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Sahel37%
  2. 2Est32%
  3. 3Centre-Nord27%
  4. 4Boucle de Mouhoun25%
  5. 5Centre-Est25%
  6. 6Nord24%
  7. 7Centre-Ouest22%
  8. 8Plateau Central22%
  9. 9Cascades21%
  10. 10Sud-Ouest20%
  11. 11Centre-Sud18%
  12. 12Hauts Bassins16%
  13. 13Centre (including Ouagadougou)15%
  14. 14Ouagadougou14%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Boucle de Mouhoun?

In Burkina Faso's 2021 Demographic and Health Survey, 25% of children under five in Boucle de Mouhoun were stunted (too short for their age), 6.4% wasted and 13% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Boucle de Mouhoun worse than in the rest of Burkina Faso?

Boucle de Mouhoun ranks 4th of 14 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Burkina Faso's 23%.

How many children are anaemic in Boucle de Mouhoun?

70% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Boucle de Mouhoun had anaemia in 2021, below Burkina Faso's 72%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Boucle de Mouhoun?

The survey reports Burkina Faso by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Boucle de Mouhoun shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Burkina Faso Demographic and Health Survey 2021 (BF2021DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Burkina Faso as a whole

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