Child malnutrition in East Central
East Central ranks 12th of 23 parts of Uganda for child stunting, close to 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 East Central?
In Uganda's 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, 29% of children under five in East Central were stunted (too short for their age), 3.6% wasted and 9.4% underweight.
Is malnutrition in East Central worse than in the rest of Uganda?
East Central ranks 12th of 23 for stunting in the survey, highest first, close to Uganda's 29%.
How many children are anaemic in East Central?
63% of children aged 6 to 59 months in East Central had anaemia in 2016, above Uganda's 53%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.
Is there data for cities and towns in East Central?
The survey reports Uganda by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in East Central 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.