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Child malnutrition in Banjul

10%of children under five stunted (2019 survey)Medium

Banjul ranks 8th of 8 parts of The Gambia for child stunting, below The Gambia's 18%.

2.4%children under 5 wasted; The Gambia 5.1%
7.8%children under 5 underweight; The Gambia 12%
33%children 6-59 months anaemic; The Gambia 45%

Child stunting across The Gambia

The same 2019 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Kuntaur25%
  2. 2Basse21%
  3. 3Janjanbureh19%
  4. 4Kerewan17%
  5. 5Brikama17%
  6. 6Mansakonko16%
  7. 7Kanifing13%
  8. 8Banjul10%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Banjul?

In The Gambia's 2019 Demographic and Health Survey, 10% of children under five in Banjul were stunted (too short for their age), 2.4% wasted and 7.8% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Banjul worse than in the rest of The Gambia?

Banjul ranks 8th of 8 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below The Gambia's 18%.

How many children are anaemic in Banjul?

33% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Banjul had anaemia in 2019, below The Gambia's 45%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Banjul?

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

Source: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019 (GM2019DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in The Gambia as a whole

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

Hunger in The Gambia