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Child malnutrition in Ruyigi

52%of children under five stunted (2016 survey)Very high

Ruyigi ranks 12th of 18 parts of Burundi for child stunting, below Burundi's 56%.

6.2%children under 5 wasted; Burundi 5.1%
29%children under 5 underweight; Burundi 29%
71%children 6-59 months anaemic; Burundi 61%

Child stunting across Burundi

The same 2016 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1MuyingaNorth66%
  2. 2MuramvyaCentre-East64%
  3. 3KirundoNorth63%
  4. 4KarusiCentre-East63%
  5. 5NgoziNorth61%
  6. 6GitegaCentre-East60%
  7. 7CankuzoCentre-East59%
  8. 8KayanzaNorth58%
  9. 9CibitokeWest57%
  10. 10BubanzaWest56%
  11. 11RumongeSouth53%
  12. 12RuyigiCentre-East52%
  13. 13MakambaSouth52%
  14. 14Bujumbura RuralWest52%
  15. 15MwaroSouth50%
  16. 16RutanaSouth50%
  17. 17BururiSouth49%
  18. 18Bujumbura Mairie24%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Ruyigi?

In Burundi's 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, 52% of children under five in Ruyigi were stunted (too short for their age), 6.2% wasted and 29% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Ruyigi worse than in the rest of Burundi?

Ruyigi ranks 12th of 18 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Burundi's 56%.

How many children are anaemic in Ruyigi?

71% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Ruyigi had anaemia in 2016, above Burundi's 61%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Ruyigi?

The survey reports Burundi by Centre-East and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Ruyigi shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Burundi Demographic and Health Survey 2016 (BU2016DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Burundi as a whole

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

Hunger in Burundi