Child malnutrition in Tiris Zemour et Inchiri
Tiris Zemour et Inchiri ranks 9th of 14 parts of Mauritania for child stunting, below Mauritania's 26%.
Child stunting across Mauritania
The same 2020 survey, every part it reports.
Frequently asked questions
What is the child malnutrition rate in Tiris Zemour et Inchiri?
In Mauritania's 2020 Demographic and Health Survey, 23% of children under five in Tiris Zemour et Inchiri were stunted (too short for their age), 2.7% wasted and 8.2% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Tiris Zemour et Inchiri worse than in the rest of Mauritania?
Tiris Zemour et Inchiri ranks 9th of 14 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Mauritania's 26%.
How many children are anaemic in Tiris Zemour et Inchiri?
61% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Tiris Zemour et Inchiri 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 Tiris Zemour et Inchiri?
The survey reports Mauritania by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Tiris Zemour et Inchiri 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.