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Child malnutrition in Shan

37%of children under five stunted (2016 survey)Very high

Shan ranks 5th of 15 parts of Myanmar for child stunting, above Myanmar's 29%.

4.7%children under 5 wasted; Myanmar 7.0%
16%children under 5 underweight; Myanmar 19%
40%children 6-59 months anaemic; Myanmar 58%

Child stunting across Myanmar

The same 2016 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Chin41%
  2. 2Kayah40%
  3. 3Rakhine38%
  4. 4Ayeyarwaddy37%
  5. 5Shan37%
  6. 6Kachin36%
  7. 7Mon28%
  8. 8Sagaing27%
  9. 9Mandalay26%
  10. 10Magway26%
  11. 11Taninthayi26%
  12. 12Kayin25%
  13. 13Bago23%
  14. 14NayPyitaw22%
  15. 15Yangon20%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Shan?

In Myanmar's 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, 37% of children under five in Shan were stunted (too short for their age), 4.7% wasted and 16% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Shan worse than in the rest of Myanmar?

Shan ranks 5th of 15 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Myanmar's 29%.

How many children are anaemic in Shan?

40% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Shan had anaemia in 2016, below Myanmar's 58%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Shan?

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

Source: Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey 2016 (MM2016DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Myanmar as a whole

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

Hunger in Myanmar