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Child malnutrition in Gao

41%of children under five stunted (2023 survey)Very high

Gao ranks 1st of 9 parts of Mali for child stunting, above Mali's 25%.

12%children under 5 wasted; Mali 5.4%
30%children under 5 underweight; Mali 15%
67%children 6-59 months anaemic; Mali 73%

Child stunting across Mali

The same 2023 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1GaoMopti, Tombouctou/Gao, Kidal41%
  2. 2Kidal/Gao/TombouctouMopti, Tombouctou/Gao, Kidal37%
  3. 3MoptiMopti, Tombouctou/Gao, Kidal34%
  4. 4SikassoSikasso, Ségou31%
  5. 5TombouctouMopti, Tombouctou/Gao, Kidal30%
  6. 6KoulikoroKayes, Koulikoro25%
  7. 7KayesKayes, Koulikoro23%
  8. 8SégouSikasso, Ségou21%
  9. 9Bamako14%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Gao?

In Mali's 2023 Demographic and Health Survey, 41% of children under five in Gao were stunted (too short for their age), 12% wasted and 30% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Gao worse than in the rest of Mali?

Gao ranks 1st of 9 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Mali's 25%.

How many children are anaemic in Gao?

67% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Gao had anaemia in 2023, below Mali's 73%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Gao?

The survey reports Mali by Mopti, Tombouctou/Gao, Kidal and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Gao shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Mali Demographic and Health Survey 2023 (ML2023DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Mali as a whole

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

Hunger in Mali