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Child malnutrition in Stueng Treng

29%of children under five stunted (2021 survey)High

Stueng Treng ranks 4th of 26 parts of Cambodia for child stunting, above Cambodia's 22%.

7.5%children under 5 wasted; Cambodia 9.6%
22%children under 5 underweight; Cambodia 16%

Child stunting across Cambodia

The same 2021 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Ratanak KiriMondol Kiri/Rattanak Kiri39%
  2. 2Pursat33%
  3. 3Mondul KiriMondol Kiri/Rattanak Kiri29%
  4. 4Stueng TrengPreah Vihear/Stueng Treng/Kratie29%
  5. 5KampotKampot/Krong Kep28%
  6. 6KepKampot/Krong Kep28%
  7. 7Preah Vihear/Stueng TrengPreah Vihear/Stueng Treng/Kratie27%
  8. 8Kampong Thom27%
  9. 9Preah VihearPreah Vihear/Stueng Treng/Kratie26%
  10. 10Takeo26%
  11. 11Siem ReapSiem Reap/Otdar Mean Chey26%
  12. 12Kampong Speu25%
  13. 13Preah SihanoukKrong Preah Sihanouk/Kaoh Kong24%
  14. 14Tboung KhmumKampong Cham (includng Tboung Khmum)24%
  15. 15Otdar Mean CheySiem Reap/Otdar Mean Chey23%
  16. 16Kampong ChamKampong Cham (includng Tboung Khmum)23%
  17. 17PailinBattambang/Krong Pailin23%
  18. 18Kaoh KongKrong Preah Sihanouk/Kaoh Kong23%
  19. 19Prey Veng22%
  20. 20KratiePreah Vihear/Stueng Treng/Kratie22%
  21. 21Kampong Chhnang19%
  22. 22Svay Rieng18%
  23. 23BattambangBattambang/Krong Pailin18%
  24. 24Banteay Meanchey16%
  25. 25Phnom Penh15%
  26. 26Kandal15%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Stueng Treng?

In Cambodia's 2021 Demographic and Health Survey, 29% of children under five in Stueng Treng were stunted (too short for their age), 7.5% wasted and 22% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Stueng Treng worse than in the rest of Cambodia?

Stueng Treng ranks 4th of 26 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Cambodia's 22%.

Is there data for cities and towns in Stueng Treng?

The survey reports Cambodia by Preah Vihear/Stueng Treng/Kratie and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Stueng Treng shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey 2021 (KH2021DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Cambodia as a whole

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

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