Child malnutrition in Hauts Bassins
Hauts Bassins ranks 12th of 14 parts of Burkina Faso for child stunting, below Burkina Faso's 23%.
Child stunting across Burkina Faso
The same 2021 survey, every part it reports.
Frequently asked questions
What is the child malnutrition rate in Hauts Bassins?
In Burkina Faso's 2021 Demographic and Health Survey, 16% of children under five in Hauts Bassins were stunted (too short for their age), 8.0% wasted and 13% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Hauts Bassins worse than in the rest of Burkina Faso?
Hauts Bassins ranks 12th of 14 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Burkina Faso's 23%.
How many children are anaemic in Hauts Bassins?
69% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Hauts Bassins 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 Hauts Bassins?
The survey reports Burkina Faso by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Hauts Bassins 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.