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Child malnutrition in Cuvette-Ouest

29%of children under five stunted (2011 survey)High

Cuvette-Ouest ranks 5th of 12 parts of the Republic of the Congo for child stunting, above the Republic of the Congo's 24%.

5.0%children under 5 wasted; the Republic of the Congo 5.9%
17%children under 5 underweight; the Republic of the Congo 12%
72%children 6-59 months anaemic; the Republic of the Congo 67%

Child stunting across the Republic of the Congo

The same 2011 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1LékoumouSud39%
  2. 2PlateauxNord36%
  3. 3SanghaNord35%
  4. 4KouilouSud33%
  5. 5Cuvette-OuestNord29%
  6. 6LikoualaNord29%
  7. 7PoolSud29%
  8. 8NiariSud27%
  9. 9CuvetteNord24%
  10. 10BouénzaSud23%
  11. 11Pointe-Noire 200923%
  12. 12Brazzaville 200919%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Cuvette-Ouest?

In the Republic of the Congo's 2011 Demographic and Health Survey, 29% of children under five in Cuvette-Ouest were stunted (too short for their age), 5.0% wasted and 17% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Cuvette-Ouest worse than in the rest of the Republic of the Congo?

Cuvette-Ouest ranks 5th of 12 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above the Republic of the Congo's 24%.

How many children are anaemic in Cuvette-Ouest?

72% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Cuvette-Ouest had anaemia in 2011, above the Republic of the Congo's 67%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Cuvette-Ouest?

The survey reports the Republic of the Congo by Nord and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Cuvette-Ouest shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Republic of the Congo Demographic and Health Survey 2011 (CG2011DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in the Republic of the Congo as a whole

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

Hunger in the Republic of the Congo