Child malnutrition in Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil ranks 9th 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 Port-Gentil?
In Gabon's 2019 Demographic and Health Survey, 11% of children under five in Port-Gentil were stunted (too short for their age), 3.3% wasted and 4.6% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Port-Gentil worse than in the rest of Gabon?
Port-Gentil ranks 9th of 11 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Gabon's 14%.
How many children are anaemic in Port-Gentil?
72% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Port-Gentil 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 Port-Gentil?
The survey reports Gabon by Libreville,Port-Gentil and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Port-Gentil 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.