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Child malnutrition in Kayes

23%of children under five stunted (2023 survey)High

Kayes ranks 7th of 9 parts of Mali for child stunting, below Mali's 25%.

6.2%children under 5 wasted; Mali 5.4%
15%children under 5 underweight; Mali 15%
80%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 Kayes?

In Mali's 2023 Demographic and Health Survey, 23% of children under five in Kayes were stunted (too short for their age), 6.2% wasted and 15% underweight.

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

Kayes ranks 7th of 9 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Mali's 25%.

How many children are anaemic in Kayes?

80% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Kayes had anaemia in 2023, above Mali's 73%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Kayes?

The survey reports Mali by Kayes, Koulikoro and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Kayes 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