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Child malnutrition in Vakinankarata

52%of children under five stunted (2021 survey)Very high

Vakinankarata ranks 1st of 24 parts of Madagascar for child stunting, above Madagascar's 40%.

4.1%children under 5 wasted; Madagascar 7.7%
28%children under 5 underweight; Madagascar 23%
30%children 6-59 months anaemic; Madagascar 46%

Child stunting across Madagascar

The same 2021 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1VakinankarataAntananarivo52%
  2. 2ItasyAntananarivo52%
  3. 3Haute MatsiatraFianarantsoa49%
  4. 4Anamoroni'i ManiaFianarantsoa49%
  5. 5Atsimo AtsinananaFianarantsoa49%
  6. 6Analamanga excluding capitalAntananarivo48%
  7. 7AnalamangaAntananarivo47%
  8. 8AnosyToliary47%
  9. 9Vatovavy FitovinanyFianarantsoa46%
  10. 10AndroyToliary45%
  11. 11Alaotra MangoroToamasina45%
  12. 12Antananarivo capitalAntananarivo44%
  13. 13BongolavaAntananarivo38%
  14. 14AtsinananaToamasina38%
  15. 15AnalanjirofoToamasina36%
  16. 16MenabeToliary35%
  17. 17IhorombeFianarantsoa33%
  18. 18SavaAntsiranana31%
  19. 19BetsibokaMahajanga30%
  20. 20BoenyMahajanga29%
  21. 21SofiaMahajanga28%
  22. 22Atsimo AndrefanaToliary27%
  23. 23MelakyMahajanga22%
  24. 24DianaAntsiranana22%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Vakinankarata?

In Madagascar's 2021 Demographic and Health Survey, 52% of children under five in Vakinankarata were stunted (too short for their age), 4.1% wasted and 28% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Vakinankarata worse than in the rest of Madagascar?

Vakinankarata ranks 1st of 24 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Madagascar's 40%.

How many children are anaemic in Vakinankarata?

30% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Vakinankarata had anaemia in 2021, below Madagascar's 46%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Vakinankarata?

The survey reports Madagascar by Antananarivo and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Vakinankarata 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.

Hunger in Madagascar