Child malnutrition in Diffa
Diffa ranks 1st of 8 parts of Niger for child stunting, above Niger's 44%.
Child stunting across Niger
The same 2012 survey, every part it reports.
Frequently asked questions
What is the child malnutrition rate in Diffa?
In Niger's 2012 Demographic and Health Survey, 54% of children under five in Diffa were stunted (too short for their age), 36% wasted and 59% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Diffa worse than in the rest of Niger?
Diffa ranks 1st of 8 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Niger's 44%.
How many children are anaemic in Diffa?
88% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Diffa had anaemia in 2012, above Niger's 73%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.
Is there data for cities and towns in Diffa?
The survey reports Niger by Zinder/Diffa and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Diffa shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.
Source: Niger Demographic and Health Survey 2012 (NI2012DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.
Hunger in Niger as a whole
Undernourishment, food insecurity, the Global Hunger Index and the UN's latest estimates for the country.