Child malnutrition in Bugisu/Elgon
Bugisu/Elgon ranks 4th of 23 parts of Uganda for child stunting, above Uganda's 29%.
Child stunting across Uganda
The same 2016 survey, every part it reports.
Frequently asked questions
What is the child malnutrition rate in Bugisu/Elgon?
In Uganda's 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, 36% of children under five in Bugisu/Elgon were stunted (too short for their age), 5.0% wasted and 15% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Bugisu/Elgon worse than in the rest of Uganda?
Bugisu/Elgon ranks 4th of 23 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Uganda's 29%.
How many children are anaemic in Bugisu/Elgon?
48% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Bugisu/Elgon had anaemia in 2016, below Uganda's 53%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.
Is there data for cities and towns in Bugisu/Elgon?
The survey reports Uganda by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Bugisu/Elgon shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.
Source: Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016 (UG2016DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.
Hunger in Uganda as a whole
Undernourishment, food insecurity, the Global Hunger Index and the UN's latest estimates for the country.