Child malnutrition in Libreville
Libreville ranks 11th of 11 parts of Gabon for child stunting, below Gabon's 14%.
Child stunting across Gabon
The same 2019 survey, every part it reports.
Frequently asked questions
What is the child malnutrition rate in Libreville?
In Gabon's 2019 Demographic and Health Survey, 9.4% of children under five in Libreville were stunted (too short for their age), 3.8% wasted and 3.6% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Libreville worse than in the rest of Gabon?
Libreville ranks 11th of 11 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Gabon's 14%.
How many children are anaemic in Libreville?
70% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Libreville had anaemia in 2019, above Gabon's 68%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.
Is there data for cities and towns in Libreville?
The survey reports Gabon by Libreville,Port-Gentil and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Libreville shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.
Source: Gabon Demographic and Health Survey 2019 (GA2019DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.
Hunger in Gabon as a whole
Undernourishment, food insecurity, the Global Hunger Index and the UN's latest estimates for the country.