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Child malnutrition in Karas

27%of children under five stunted (2013 survey)High

Karas ranks 3rd of 13 parts of Namibia for child stunting, above Namibia's 24%.

5.6%children under 5 wasted; Namibia 6.2%
12%children under 5 underweight; Namibia 13%
57%children 6-59 months anaemic; Namibia 48%

Child stunting across Namibia

The same 2013 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1OhangwenaNorthwest37%
  2. 2HardapSouth29%
  3. 3KarasSouth27%
  4. 4OmahekeCentral27%
  5. 5OshikotoNorthwest26%
  6. 6OmusatiNorthwest24%
  7. 7KavangoNortheast24%
  8. 8OtjozondjupaCentral20%
  9. 9OshanaNorthwest20%
  10. 10Kunene19%
  11. 11ZambeziNortheast19%
  12. 12ErongoCentral15%
  13. 13KhomasCentral13%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Karas?

In Namibia's 2013 Demographic and Health Survey, 27% of children under five in Karas were stunted (too short for their age), 5.6% wasted and 12% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Karas worse than in the rest of Namibia?

Karas ranks 3rd of 13 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Namibia's 24%.

How many children are anaemic in Karas?

57% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Karas had anaemia in 2013, above Namibia's 48%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Karas?

The survey reports Namibia by South and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Karas shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Namibia Demographic and Health Survey 2013 (NM2013DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Namibia as a whole

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

Hunger in Namibia