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Child malnutrition in Maradi

54%of children under five stunted (2012 survey)Very high

Maradi ranks 2nd of 8 parts of Niger for child stunting, above Niger's 44%.

19%children under 5 wasted; Niger 18%
43%children under 5 underweight; Niger 36%
69%children 6-59 months anaemic; Niger 73%

Child stunting across Niger

The same 2012 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1DiffaZinder/Diffa54%
  2. 2Maradi54%
  3. 3ZinderZinder/Diffa52%
  4. 4AgadezTahoua/Agadez40%
  5. 5TahouaTahoua/Agadez39%
  6. 6Tillabéri38%
  7. 7Dosso37%
  8. 8Niamey20%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Maradi?

In Niger's 2012 Demographic and Health Survey, 54% of children under five in Maradi were stunted (too short for their age), 19% wasted and 43% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Maradi worse than in the rest of Niger?

Maradi ranks 2nd of 8 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Niger's 44%.

How many children are anaemic in Maradi?

69% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Maradi had anaemia in 2012, below Niger's 73%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Maradi?

The survey reports Niger by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Maradi 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.

Hunger in Niger