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Child malnutrition in Chiquimula

56%of children under five stunted (2015 survey)Very high

Chiquimula ranks 7th of 30 parts of Guatemala for child stunting, above Guatemala's 47%.

0.4%children under 5 wasted; Guatemala 0.7%
19%children under 5 underweight; Guatemala 13%
40%children 6-59 months anaemic; Guatemala 32%

Child stunting across Guatemala

The same 2015 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Totonicapán70%
  2. 2Quiché69%
  3. 3Nor-Occidente68%
  4. 4Huehuetenango68%
  5. 5Sololá66%
  6. 6Chimaltenango57%
  7. 7Chiquimula56%
  8. 8San Marcos55%
  9. 9Jalapa54%
  10. 10Sur-Occidente52%
  11. 11Baja Verapaz50%
  12. 12Norte50%
  13. 13Alta Verapaz50%
  14. 14Quetzaltenango49%
  15. 15Sacatepéquez42%
  16. 16Central41%
  17. 17Sur-Oriente40%
  18. 18Zacapa40%
  19. 19Nor-Oriente40%
  20. 20Suchitepéquez40%
  21. 21Petén36%
  22. 22Jutiapa36%
  23. 23Retalhuleu34%
  24. 24Santa Rosa34%
  25. 25El Progreso29%
  26. 26Guatemala restoGuatemala28%
  27. 27Escuintla27%
  28. 28Izabal26%
  29. 29Metropolitana25%
  30. 30Guatemala municipioGuatemala19%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Chiquimula?

In Guatemala's 2015 Demographic and Health Survey, 56% of children under five in Chiquimula were stunted (too short for their age), 0.4% wasted and 19% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Chiquimula worse than in the rest of Guatemala?

Chiquimula ranks 7th of 30 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Guatemala's 47%.

How many children are anaemic in Chiquimula?

40% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Chiquimula had anaemia in 2015, above Guatemala's 32%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Chiquimula?

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

Source: Guatemala Demographic and Health Survey 2015 (GU2015DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Guatemala as a whole

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

Hunger in Guatemala