Child malnutrition in South Ethiopia
South Ethiopia ranks 6th of 14 parts of Ethiopia for child stunting, above Ethiopia's 40%.
Child stunting across Ethiopia
The same 2024 survey, every part it reports.
Frequently asked questions
What is the child malnutrition rate in South Ethiopia?
In Ethiopia's 2024 Demographic and Health Survey, 42% of children under five in South Ethiopia were stunted (too short for their age), 4.9% wasted and 19% underweight.
Is malnutrition in South Ethiopia worse than in the rest of Ethiopia?
South Ethiopia ranks 6th of 14 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Ethiopia's 40%.
Is there data for cities and towns in South Ethiopia?
The survey reports Ethiopia by SNNPR and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in South Ethiopia 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.