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Child malnutrition in Western

38%of children under five stunted (2016 survey)Very high

Western ranks 2nd of 23 parts of Uganda for child stunting, above Uganda's 29%.

3.0%children under 5 wasted; Uganda 3.5%
12%children under 5 underweight; Uganda 11%
49%children 6-59 months anaemic; Uganda 53%

Child stunting across Uganda

The same 2016 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Tooro41%
  2. 2Western38%
  3. 3Mountains37%
  4. 4Bugisu/Elgon36%
  5. 5Karamoja35%
  6. 6Bunyoro35%
  7. 7West Nile34%
  8. 8Kigezi31%
  9. 9Acholi31%
  10. 10South West30%
  11. 11Ankole29%
  12. 12East Central29%
  13. 13Busoga29%
  14. 14North Buganda28%
  15. 15Islands27%
  16. 16South Buganda27%
  17. 17Northern26%
  18. 18Eastern23%
  19. 19Bukedi23%
  20. 20Lango22%
  21. 21Greater Kampala20%
  22. 22Kampala18%
  23. 23Teso14%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Western?

In Uganda's 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, 38% of children under five in Western were stunted (too short for their age), 3.0% wasted and 12% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Western worse than in the rest of Uganda?

Western ranks 2nd of 23 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Uganda's 29%.

How many children are anaemic in Western?

49% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Western 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 Western?

The survey reports Uganda by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Western 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.

Hunger in Uganda