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Child malnutrition in Zinder

52%of children under five stunted (2012 survey)Very high

Zinder ranks 3rd of 8 parts of Niger for child stunting, above Niger's 44%.

19%children under 5 wasted; Niger 18%
42%children under 5 underweight; Niger 36%
76%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 Zinder?

In Niger's 2012 Demographic and Health Survey, 52% of children under five in Zinder were stunted (too short for their age), 19% wasted and 42% underweight.

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

Zinder ranks 3rd of 8 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Niger's 44%.

How many children are anaemic in Zinder?

76% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Zinder 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 Zinder?

The survey reports Niger by Zinder/Diffa and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Zinder 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.