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Child malnutrition in Kankan

31%of children under five stunted (2018 survey)Very high

Kankan ranks 4th of 8 parts of Guinea for child stunting, close to Guinea's 30%.

11%children under 5 wasted; Guinea 9.2%
20%children under 5 underweight; Guinea 16%
77%children 6-59 months anaemic; Guinea 75%

Child stunting across Guinea

The same 2018 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Boké39%
  2. 2N'Zérékoré34%
  3. 3Labé33%
  4. 4Kankan31%
  5. 5Faranah29%
  6. 6Kindia29%
  7. 7Mamou27%
  8. 8Conakry21%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Kankan?

In Guinea's 2018 Demographic and Health Survey, 31% of children under five in Kankan were stunted (too short for their age), 11% wasted and 20% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Kankan worse than in the rest of Guinea?

Kankan ranks 4th of 8 for stunting in the survey, highest first, close to Guinea's 30%.

How many children are anaemic in Kankan?

77% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Kankan had anaemia in 2018, above Guinea's 75%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Kankan?

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

Source: Guinea Demographic and Health Survey 2018 (GN2018DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Guinea as a whole

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

Hunger in Guinea