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Child malnutrition in Aqaba

8.8%of children under five stunted (2023 survey)Low

Aqaba ranks 6th of 12 parts of Jordan for child stunting, close to Jordan's 8.3%.

4.8%children under 5 wasted; Jordan 2.3%
4.4%children under 5 underweight; Jordan 2.5%
33%children 6-59 months anaemic; Jordan 32%

Child stunting across Jordan

The same 2023 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1MafraqNorth15%
  2. 2Ma'anSouth13%
  3. 3TafielaSouth13%
  4. 4MadabaCentral11%
  5. 5ZarqaCentral9.4%
  6. 6AqabaSouth8.8%
  7. 7AmmanCentral7.9%
  8. 8BalqaCentral7.9%
  9. 9JarashNorth7.8%
  10. 10KarakSouth6.7%
  11. 11IrbidNorth6.6%
  12. 12AjlounNorth4.8%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Aqaba?

In Jordan's 2023 Demographic and Health Survey, 8.8% of children under five in Aqaba were stunted (too short for their age), 4.8% wasted and 4.4% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Aqaba worse than in the rest of Jordan?

Aqaba ranks 6th of 12 for stunting in the survey, highest first, close to Jordan's 8.3%.

How many children are anaemic in Aqaba?

33% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Aqaba had anaemia in 2023, above Jordan's 32%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Aqaba?

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

Source: Jordan Demographic and Health Survey 2023 (JO2023DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Jordan as a whole

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

Hunger in Jordan