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Child malnutrition in South

22%of children under five stunted (2016 survey)High

South ranks 4th of 11 parts of Haiti for child stunting, close to Haiti's 22%.

2.9%children under 5 wasted; Haiti 3.7%
11%children under 5 underweight; Haiti 9.5%
70%children 6-59 months anaemic; Haiti 66%

Child stunting across Haiti

The same 2016 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Centre30%
  2. 2Rest of West23%
  3. 3Artibonite22%
  4. 4South22%
  5. 5Grande-AnseGrande-Anse/Nippes22%
  6. 6North-East21%
  7. 7North-West20%
  8. 8Metropolitan area20%
  9. 9South-East20%
  10. 10North20%
  11. 11NippesGrande-Anse/Nippes17%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in South?

In Haiti's 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, 22% of children under five in South were stunted (too short for their age), 2.9% wasted and 11% underweight.

Is malnutrition in South worse than in the rest of Haiti?

South ranks 4th of 11 for stunting in the survey, highest first, close to Haiti's 22%.

How many children are anaemic in South?

70% of children aged 6 to 59 months in South had anaemia in 2016, above Haiti's 66%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in South?

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

Source: Haiti Demographic and Health Survey 2016 (HT2016DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Haiti as a whole

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

Hunger in Haiti