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Child malnutrition in Nyanga

23%of children under five stunted (2019 survey)High

Nyanga ranks 5th of 11 parts of Gabon for child stunting, above Gabon's 14%.

5.1%children under 5 wasted; Gabon 3.4%
9.5%children under 5 underweight; Gabon 5.4%
73%children 6-59 months anaemic; Gabon 68%

Child stunting across Gabon

The same 2019 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Ogooué IvindoNorth38%
  2. 2Ogooué-LoloEast27%
  3. 3NgouniéSouth25%
  4. 4Haut-OgoouéEast24%
  5. 5NyangaSouth23%
  6. 6Moyen-OgoouéWest17%
  7. 7Ogooué-Maritime (excluding Port-Gentil)West16%
  8. 8Woleu NtemNorth14%
  9. 9Port-GentilLibreville,Port-Gentil11%
  10. 10Estuaire (excluding Libreville)West11%
  11. 11LibrevilleLibreville,Port-Gentil9.4%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Nyanga?

In Gabon's 2019 Demographic and Health Survey, 23% of children under five in Nyanga were stunted (too short for their age), 5.1% wasted and 9.5% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Nyanga worse than in the rest of Gabon?

Nyanga ranks 5th of 11 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Gabon's 14%.

How many children are anaemic in Nyanga?

73% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Nyanga 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 Nyanga?

The survey reports Gabon by South and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Nyanga 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.

Hunger in Gabon