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Child malnutrition in Sofala

30%of children under five stunted (2022 survey)High

Sofala ranks 7th of 11 parts of Mozambique for child stunting, below Mozambique's 37%.

2.8%children under 5 wasted; Mozambique 3.8%
12%children under 5 underweight; Mozambique 15%
78%children 6-59 months anaemic; Mozambique 73%

Child stunting across Mozambique

The same 2022 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Nampula47%
  2. 2Cabo Delgado45%
  3. 3Zambézia44%
  4. 4Manica39%
  5. 5Niassa36%
  6. 6Tete36%
  7. 7Sofala30%
  8. 8Gaza18%
  9. 9Inhambane16%
  10. 10Maputo Cidade11%
  11. 11Maputo Provincia8.6%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Sofala?

In Mozambique's 2022 Demographic and Health Survey, 30% of children under five in Sofala were stunted (too short for their age), 2.8% wasted and 12% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Sofala worse than in the rest of Mozambique?

Sofala ranks 7th of 11 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Mozambique's 37%.

How many children are anaemic in Sofala?

78% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Sofala had anaemia in 2022, above Mozambique's 73%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Sofala?

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

Source: Mozambique Demographic and Health Survey 2022 (MZ2022DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Mozambique as a whole

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

Hunger in Mozambique