Child malnutrition in Plateaux
Plateaux ranks 2nd 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 Plateaux?
In the Republic of the Congo's 2011 Demographic and Health Survey, 36% of children under five in Plateaux were stunted (too short for their age), 7.3% wasted and 19% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Plateaux worse than in the rest of the Republic of the Congo?
Plateaux ranks 2nd of 12 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above the Republic of the Congo's 24%.
How many children are anaemic in Plateaux?
64% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Plateaux 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 Plateaux?
The survey reports the Republic of the Congo by Nord and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Plateaux 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.