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Child malnutrition in South Central

12%of children under five stunted (2016 survey)Medium

South Central ranks 5th of 6 parts of the Maldives for child stunting, below the Maldives's 15%.

9.0%children under 5 wasted; the Maldives 9.1%
11%children under 5 underweight; the Maldives 15%
49%children 6-59 months anaemic; the Maldives 50%

Child stunting across the Maldives

The same 2016 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1North Central20%
  2. 2North18%
  3. 3South16%
  4. 4Malé13%
  5. 5South Central12%
  6. 6Central11%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in South Central?

In the Maldives's 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, 12% of children under five in South Central were stunted (too short for their age), 9.0% wasted and 11% underweight.

Is malnutrition in South Central worse than in the rest of the Maldives?

South Central ranks 5th of 6 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below the Maldives's 15%.

How many children are anaemic in South Central?

49% of children aged 6 to 59 months in South Central had anaemia in 2016, below the Maldives's 50%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in South Central?

The survey reports the Maldives by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in South Central shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Maldives Demographic and Health Survey 2016 (MV2016DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in the Maldives as a whole

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

Hunger in the Maldives