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Child malnutrition in Afar

46%of children under five stunted (2024 survey)Very high

Afar ranks 2nd of 14 parts of Ethiopia for child stunting, above Ethiopia's 40%.

11%children under 5 wasted; Ethiopia 4.7%
39%children under 5 underweight; Ethiopia 18%

Child stunting across Ethiopia

The same 2024 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Benishangul-Gumuz52%
  2. 2Afar46%
  3. 3Amhara43%
  4. 4South West EthiopiaSNNPR42%
  5. 5Tigray42%
  6. 6South EthiopiaSNNPR42%
  7. 7Oromia41%
  8. 8Central EthiopiaSNNPR35%
  9. 9Harari35%
  10. 10Somali35%
  11. 11Dire Dawa33%
  12. 12SidamaSNNPR31%
  13. 13Gambela17%
  14. 14Addis Ababa15%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Afar?

In Ethiopia's 2024 Demographic and Health Survey, 46% of children under five in Afar were stunted (too short for their age), 11% wasted and 39% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Afar worse than in the rest of Ethiopia?

Afar ranks 2nd of 14 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Ethiopia's 40%.

Is there data for cities and towns in Afar?

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

Source: Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2024 (ET2024DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Ethiopia as a whole

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

Hunger in Ethiopia