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Child malnutrition in Nord-Ouest

30%of children under five stunted (2021 survey)Very high

Nord-Ouest ranks 4th of 15 parts of Côte d'Ivoire for child stunting, above Côte d'Ivoire's 23%.

6.8%children under 5 wasted; Côte d'Ivoire 8.4%
17%children under 5 underweight; Côte d'Ivoire 14%
79%children 6-59 months anaemic; Côte d'Ivoire 68%

Child stunting across Côte d'Ivoire

The same 2021 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Zanzan31%
  2. 2Woroba30%
  3. 3Montagnes30%
  4. 4Nord-Ouest30%
  5. 5Sassandra-Marahoué29%
  6. 6Denguélé29%
  7. 7Savanes28%
  8. 8Goh-Djiboua26%
  9. 9LacsCentre24%
  10. 10Vallée du Bandama23%
  11. 11Bas Sassandra20%
  12. 12Lagunes19%
  13. 13YamoussoukroCentre16%
  14. 14Comoé14%
  15. 15Abidjan13%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Nord-Ouest?

In Côte d'Ivoire's 2021 Demographic and Health Survey, 30% of children under five in Nord-Ouest were stunted (too short for their age), 6.8% wasted and 17% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Nord-Ouest worse than in the rest of Côte d'Ivoire?

Nord-Ouest ranks 4th of 15 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Côte d'Ivoire's 23%.

How many children are anaemic in Nord-Ouest?

79% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Nord-Ouest had anaemia in 2021, above Côte d'Ivoire's 68%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Nord-Ouest?

The survey reports Côte d'Ivoire by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Nord-Ouest shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Côte d'Ivoire Demographic and Health Survey 2021 (CI2021DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Côte d'Ivoire as a whole

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

Hunger in Côte d'Ivoire