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Child malnutrition in Ngazidja

23%of children under five stunted (2012 survey)High

Ngazidja ranks 2nd of 3 parts of the Comoros for child stunting, below the Comoros's 30%.

9.2%children under 5 wasted; the Comoros 11%
9.6%children under 5 underweight; the Comoros 15%

Child stunting across the Comoros

The same 2012 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Ndzuwani35%
  2. 2Ngazidja23%
  3. 3Mwali23%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Ngazidja?

In the Comoros's 2012 Demographic and Health Survey, 23% of children under five in Ngazidja were stunted (too short for their age), 9.2% wasted and 9.6% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Ngazidja worse than in the rest of the Comoros?

Ngazidja ranks 2nd of 3 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below the Comoros's 30%.

Is there data for cities and towns in Ngazidja?

The survey reports the Comoros by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Ngazidja shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Comoros Demographic and Health Survey 2012 (KM2012DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in the Comoros as a whole

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

Hunger in the Comoros