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Child malnutrition in Djalal-Abad

15%of children under five stunted (2012 survey)Medium

Djalal-Abad ranks 6th of 9 parts of Kyrgyzstan for child stunting, below Kyrgyzstan's 18%.

2.9%children under 5 wasted; Kyrgyzstan 2.7%
4.3%children under 5 underweight; Kyrgyzstan 3.4%
28%children 6-59 months anaemic; Kyrgyzstan 43%

Child stunting across Kyrgyzstan

The same 2012 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Osh City29%
  2. 2Osh Oblast25%
  3. 3Batken23%
  4. 4Bishkek19%
  5. 5Naryn18%
  6. 6Djalal-Abad15%
  7. 7Talas13%
  8. 8Chui12%
  9. 9Issyk-Kul9.7%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Djalal-Abad?

In Kyrgyzstan's 2012 Demographic and Health Survey, 15% of children under five in Djalal-Abad were stunted (too short for their age), 2.9% wasted and 4.3% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Djalal-Abad worse than in the rest of Kyrgyzstan?

Djalal-Abad ranks 6th of 9 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Kyrgyzstan's 18%.

How many children are anaemic in Djalal-Abad?

28% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Djalal-Abad had anaemia in 2012, below Kyrgyzstan's 43%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Djalal-Abad?

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

Source: Kyrgyzstan Demographic and Health Survey 2012 (KY2012DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Kyrgyzstan as a whole

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

Hunger in Kyrgyzstan