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Child malnutrition in Niamey

20%of children under five stunted (2012 survey)High

Niamey ranks 8th of 8 parts of Niger for child stunting, below Niger's 44%.

9.4%children under 5 wasted; Niger 18%
13%children under 5 underweight; Niger 36%
79%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 Niamey?

In Niger's 2012 Demographic and Health Survey, 20% of children under five in Niamey were stunted (too short for their age), 9.4% wasted and 13% underweight.

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

Niamey ranks 8th of 8 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Niger's 44%.

How many children are anaemic in Niamey?

79% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Niamey 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 Niamey?

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