Child malnutrition in Kigali
Kigali ranks 5th of 5 parts of Rwanda for child stunting, below Rwanda's 27%.
Child stunting across Rwanda
The same 2025 survey, every part it reports.
Frequently asked questions
What is the child malnutrition rate in Kigali?
In Rwanda's 2025 Demographic and Health Survey, 14% of children under five in Kigali were stunted (too short for their age), 0.8% wasted and 5.4% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Kigali worse than in the rest of Rwanda?
Kigali ranks 5th of 5 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Rwanda's 27%.
Is there data for cities and towns in Kigali?
The survey reports Rwanda by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Kigali shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.
Source: Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2025 (RW2025DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.
Hunger in Rwanda as a whole
Undernourishment, food insecurity, the Global Hunger Index and the UN's latest estimates for the country.