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Child malnutrition in Grand Kru

33%of children under five stunted (2019 survey)Very high

Grand Kru ranks 9th of 17 parts of Liberia for child stunting, above Liberia's 30%.

1.2%children under 5 wasted; Liberia 3.4%
15%children under 5 underweight; Liberia 11%
80%children 6-59 months anaemic; Liberia 71%

Child stunting across Liberia

The same 2019 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1River CessSouth Eastern A41%
  2. 2BongSouth Eastern A37%
  3. 3MarylandSouth Eastern A36%
  4. 4LofaSouth Eastern A35%
  5. 5Grand BassaNorth Central35%
  6. 6GbarpoluNorth Western34%
  7. 7South Eastern B34%
  8. 8MargibiMonrovia34%
  9. 9Grand KruSouth Eastern A33%
  10. 10Grand Cape MountNorth Western33%
  11. 11BomiNorth Western32%
  12. 12Grand Gedeh32%
  13. 13River GeeSouth Eastern A31%
  14. 14NimbaSouth Eastern A31%
  15. 15Sinoe30%
  16. 16South Central25%
  17. 17Montserrado incl. Monrovia21%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Grand Kru?

In Liberia's 2019 Demographic and Health Survey, 33% of children under five in Grand Kru were stunted (too short for their age), 1.2% wasted and 15% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Grand Kru worse than in the rest of Liberia?

Grand Kru ranks 9th of 17 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Liberia's 30%.

How many children are anaemic in Grand Kru?

80% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Grand Kru had anaemia in 2019, above Liberia's 71%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Grand Kru?

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

Source: Liberia Demographic and Health Survey 2019 (LB2019DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Liberia as a whole

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

Hunger in Liberia