Child malnutrition in Boeny
Boeny ranks 20th of 24 parts of Madagascar for child stunting, below Madagascar's 40%.
Child stunting across Madagascar
The same 2021 survey, every part it reports.
- 1VakinankarataAntananarivo52%
- 2ItasyAntananarivo52%
- 3Haute MatsiatraFianarantsoa49%
- 4Anamoroni'i ManiaFianarantsoa49%
- 5Atsimo AtsinananaFianarantsoa49%
- 6Analamanga excluding capitalAntananarivo48%
- 7AnalamangaAntananarivo47%
- 8AnosyToliary47%
- 9Vatovavy FitovinanyFianarantsoa46%
- 10AndroyToliary45%
- 11Alaotra MangoroToamasina45%
- 12Antananarivo capitalAntananarivo44%
- 13BongolavaAntananarivo38%
- 14AtsinananaToamasina38%
- 15AnalanjirofoToamasina36%
- 16MenabeToliary35%
- 17IhorombeFianarantsoa33%
- 18SavaAntsiranana31%
- 19BetsibokaMahajanga30%
- 20BoenyMahajanga29%
- 21SofiaMahajanga28%
- 22Atsimo AndrefanaToliary27%
- 23MelakyMahajanga22%
- 24DianaAntsiranana22%
Frequently asked questions
What is the child malnutrition rate in Boeny?
In Madagascar's 2021 Demographic and Health Survey, 29% of children under five in Boeny were stunted (too short for their age), 12% wasted and 21% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Boeny worse than in the rest of Madagascar?
Boeny ranks 20th of 24 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Madagascar's 40%.
How many children are anaemic in Boeny?
46% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Boeny had anaemia in 2021, close to Madagascar's 46%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.
Is there data for cities and towns in Boeny?
The survey reports Madagascar by Mahajanga and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Boeny shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.
Source: Madagascar Demographic and Health Survey 2021 (MD2021DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.
Hunger in Madagascar as a whole
Undernourishment, food insecurity, the Global Hunger Index and the UN's latest estimates for the country.