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Child malnutrition in Sédhiou

25%of children under five stunted (2023 survey)High

Sédhiou ranks 3rd of 17 parts of Senegal for child stunting, above Senegal's 18%.

13%children under 5 wasted; Senegal 10%
23%children under 5 underweight; Senegal 16%

Child stunting across Senegal

The same 2023 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1KaffrineCentre28%
  2. 2MatamNord et Est25%
  3. 3SédhiouSud25%
  4. 4Tambacounda (2010)Sud24%
  5. 5Tambacounda (2005)Sud23%
  6. 6Saint LouisNord et Est23%
  7. 7KédougouSud21%
  8. 8Kaolack (2005)Centre21%
  9. 9Kolda (2005)Sud21%
  10. 10LougaNord et Est18%
  11. 11Kolda (2010)Sud18%
  12. 12DiourbelCentre18%
  13. 13ThièsOuest16%
  14. 14FatickCentre16%
  15. 15Kaolack (2010)Centre15%
  16. 16DakarOuest10%
  17. 17ZiguinchorSud10%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Sédhiou?

In Senegal's 2023 Demographic and Health Survey, 25% of children under five in Sédhiou were stunted (too short for their age), 13% wasted and 23% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Sédhiou worse than in the rest of Senegal?

Sédhiou ranks 3rd of 17 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Senegal's 18%.

Is there data for cities and towns in Sédhiou?

The survey reports Senegal by Sud and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Sédhiou shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Senegal Demographic and Health Survey 2023 (SN2023DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Senegal as a whole

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

Hunger in Senegal