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Child malnutrition in Nouakchott Ouest

15%of children under five stunted (2020 survey)Medium

Nouakchott Ouest ranks 13th of 14 parts of Mauritania for child stunting, below Mauritania's 26%.

5.6%children under 5 wasted; Mauritania 6.4%
6.8%children under 5 underweight; Mauritania 17%
66%children 6-59 months anaemic; Mauritania 76%

Child stunting across Mauritania

The same 2020 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Tagant37%
  2. 2Hodh Echargui36%
  3. 3Adrar33%
  4. 4Hodh Gharbi31%
  5. 5Assaba28%
  6. 6Guidimagha28%
  7. 7Gorgol27%
  8. 8Trarza23%
  9. 9Tiris Zemour et Inchiri23%
  10. 10Brakna19%
  11. 11Nouakchott Sud19%
  12. 12Nouakchott Nord18%
  13. 13Nouakchott Ouest15%
  14. 14Dakhlet Nouadhibou13%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Nouakchott Ouest?

In Mauritania's 2020 Demographic and Health Survey, 15% of children under five in Nouakchott Ouest were stunted (too short for their age), 5.6% wasted and 6.8% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Nouakchott Ouest worse than in the rest of Mauritania?

Nouakchott Ouest ranks 13th of 14 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Mauritania's 26%.

How many children are anaemic in Nouakchott Ouest?

66% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Nouakchott Ouest had anaemia in 2020, below Mauritania's 76%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Nouakchott Ouest?

The survey reports Mauritania by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Nouakchott Ouest shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Mauritania Demographic and Health Survey 2020 (MR2020DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Mauritania as a whole

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

Hunger in Mauritania