Child malnutrition in Lékoumou
Lékoumou ranks 1st of 12 parts of the Republic of the Congo for child stunting, above the Republic of the Congo's 24%.
Child stunting across the Republic of the Congo
The same 2011 survey, every part it reports.
Frequently asked questions
What is the child malnutrition rate in Lékoumou?
In the Republic of the Congo's 2011 Demographic and Health Survey, 39% of children under five in Lékoumou were stunted (too short for their age), 6.3% wasted and 19% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Lékoumou worse than in the rest of the Republic of the Congo?
Lékoumou ranks 1st of 12 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above the Republic of the Congo's 24%.
How many children are anaemic in Lékoumou?
59% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Lékoumou had anaemia in 2011, below 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 Lékoumou?
The survey reports the Republic of the Congo by Sud and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Lékoumou 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.