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Child malnutrition in Dushanbe

8.7%of children under five stunted (2023 survey)Low

Dushanbe ranks 5th of 5 parts of Tajikistan for child stunting, below Tajikistan's 14%.

2.4%children under 5 wasted; Tajikistan 6.4%
2.9%children under 5 underweight; Tajikistan 5.2%
20%children 6-59 months anaemic; Tajikistan 29%

Child stunting across Tajikistan

The same 2023 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1GBAO15%
  2. 2Khatlon15%
  3. 3DRS14%
  4. 4Sughd14%
  5. 5Dushanbe8.7%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Dushanbe?

In Tajikistan's 2023 Demographic and Health Survey, 8.7% of children under five in Dushanbe were stunted (too short for their age), 2.4% wasted and 2.9% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Dushanbe worse than in the rest of Tajikistan?

Dushanbe ranks 5th of 5 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Tajikistan's 14%.

How many children are anaemic in Dushanbe?

20% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Dushanbe had anaemia in 2023, below Tajikistan's 29%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Dushanbe?

The survey reports Tajikistan by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Dushanbe shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Tajikistan Demographic and Health Survey 2023 (TJ2023DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Tajikistan as a whole

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

Hunger in Tajikistan