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Child malnutrition in Ennedi Est/Ennedi Ouest

49%of children under five stunted (2014 survey)Very high

Ennedi Est/Ennedi Ouest ranks 7th of 21 parts of Chad for child stunting, above Chad's 40%.

21%children under 5 wasted; Chad 13%
41%children under 5 underweight; Chad 29%

Child stunting across Chad

The same 2014 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1KanemZone 264%
  2. 2LacZone 257%
  3. 3Barh El GazalZone 256%
  4. 4Wadi FiraZone 453%
  5. 5Mayo Kebbi OuestZone 650%
  6. 6Borkou/TibestiZone 250%
  7. 7Ennedi Est/Ennedi OuestZone 249%
  8. 8Mayo Kebbi EstZone 646%
  9. 9Chari BaguirmiZone 545%
  10. 10SalamatZone 345%
  11. 11SilaZone 444%
  12. 12OuaddaïZone 443%
  13. 13Hadjer-LamisZone 543%
  14. 14BathaZone 340%
  15. 15GuéraZone 338%
  16. 16TandjiléZone 733%
  17. 17Logone OccidentalZone 731%
  18. 18Logone OrientalZone 730%
  19. 19N'Djaména 201430%
  20. 20MandoulZone 828%
  21. 21Moyen ChariZone 827%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Ennedi Est/Ennedi Ouest?

In Chad's 2014 Demographic and Health Survey, 49% of children under five in Ennedi Est/Ennedi Ouest were stunted (too short for their age), 21% wasted and 41% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Ennedi Est/Ennedi Ouest worse than in the rest of Chad?

Ennedi Est/Ennedi Ouest ranks 7th of 21 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Chad's 40%.

Is there data for cities and towns in Ennedi Est/Ennedi Ouest?

The survey reports Chad by Zone 2 and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Ennedi Est/Ennedi Ouest shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Chad Demographic and Health Survey 2014 (TD2014DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Chad as a whole

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

Hunger in Chad