Child malnutrition in West
West ranks 2nd of 5 parts of Rwanda for child stunting, above 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 West?
In Rwanda's 2025 Demographic and Health Survey, 33% of children under five in West were stunted (too short for their age), 1.0% wasted and 5.4% underweight.
Is malnutrition in West worse than in the rest of Rwanda?
West ranks 2nd of 5 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Rwanda's 27%.
Is there data for cities and towns in West?
The survey reports Rwanda by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in West 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.