Child malnutrition in Al-Mhrah
Al-Mhrah ranks 21st of 21 parts of Yemen for child stunting, below Yemen's 47%.
Child stunting across Yemen
The same 2013 survey, every part it reports.
Frequently asked questions
What is the child malnutrition rate in Al-Mhrah?
In Yemen's 2013 Demographic and Health Survey, 23% of children under five in Al-Mhrah were stunted (too short for their age), 17% wasted and 23% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Al-Mhrah worse than in the rest of Yemen?
Al-Mhrah ranks 21st of 21 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Yemen's 47%.
How many children are anaemic in Al-Mhrah?
93% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Al-Mhrah had anaemia in 2013, above Yemen's 86%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.
Is there data for cities and towns in Al-Mhrah?
The survey reports Yemen by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Al-Mhrah shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.
Source: Yemen Demographic and Health Survey 2013 (YE2013DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.
Hunger in Yemen as a whole
Undernourishment, food insecurity, the Global Hunger Index and the UN's latest estimates for the country.