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Child malnutrition in Ancash

25%of children under five stunted (2012 survey)High

Ancash ranks 10th of 28 parts of Peru for child stunting, above Peru's 18%.

0.3%children under 5 wasted; Peru 0.6%
3.1%children under 5 underweight; Peru 3.4%
30%children 6-59 months anaemic; Peru 33%

Child stunting across Peru

The same 2012 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Huancavelica48%
  2. 2Cajamarca35%
  3. 3Loreto30%
  4. 4Región natural: Sierra29%
  5. 5Huanuco29%
  6. 6Pasco28%
  7. 7Apurimac28%
  8. 8Amazonas27%
  9. 9Ayacucho26%
  10. 10Ancash25%
  11. 11Piura24%
  12. 12Junin22%
  13. 13Región natural: Selva22%
  14. 14La Libertad21%
  15. 15Cusco21%
  16. 16Puno21%
  17. 17Ucayali20%
  18. 18San Martín14%
  19. 19Lambayaque13%
  20. 20Región natural: Resto Costa12%
  21. 21Madre de Dios12%
  22. 22Tumbes10%
  23. 23Arequipa9.1%
  24. 24Ica7.9%
  25. 25Lima5.5%
  26. 26Región natural: Lima Metropolitana4.1%
  27. 27Moquegua4.1%
  28. 28Tacna2.7%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Ancash?

In Peru's 2012 Demographic and Health Survey, 25% of children under five in Ancash were stunted (too short for their age), 0.3% wasted and 3.1% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Ancash worse than in the rest of Peru?

Ancash ranks 10th of 28 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Peru's 18%.

How many children are anaemic in Ancash?

30% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Ancash had anaemia in 2012, below Peru's 33%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Ancash?

The survey reports Peru by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Ancash shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Peru Demographic and Health Survey 2012 (PE2012DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Peru as a whole

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

Hunger in Peru