Child malnutrition in South Buganda
South Buganda ranks 16th of 23 parts of Uganda for child stunting, below 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 South Buganda?
In Uganda's 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, 27% of children under five in South Buganda were stunted (too short for their age), 1.1% wasted and 7.5% underweight.
Is malnutrition in South Buganda worse than in the rest of Uganda?
South Buganda ranks 16th of 23 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Uganda's 29%.
How many children are anaemic in South Buganda?
52% of children aged 6 to 59 months in South Buganda 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 South Buganda?
The survey reports Uganda by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in South Buganda 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.