Child malnutrition in Vallée du Bandama
Vallée du Bandama ranks 10th of 15 parts of Côte d'Ivoire for child stunting, close to Côte d'Ivoire's 23%.
Child stunting across Côte d'Ivoire
The same 2021 survey, every part it reports.
Frequently asked questions
What is the child malnutrition rate in Vallée du Bandama?
In Côte d'Ivoire's 2021 Demographic and Health Survey, 23% of children under five in Vallée du Bandama were stunted (too short for their age), 17% wasted and 19% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Vallée du Bandama worse than in the rest of Côte d'Ivoire?
Vallée du Bandama ranks 10th of 15 for stunting in the survey, highest first, close to Côte d'Ivoire's 23%.
How many children are anaemic in Vallée du Bandama?
70% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Vallée du Bandama 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 Vallée du Bandama?
The survey reports Côte d'Ivoire by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Vallée du Bandama 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.