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Child malnutrition in Sanaa

48%of children under five stunted (2013 survey)Very high

Sanaa ranks 10th of 21 parts of Yemen for child stunting, above Yemen's 47%.

14%children under 5 wasted; Yemen 16%
34%children under 5 underweight; Yemen 39%
84%children 6-59 months anaemic; Yemen 86%

Child stunting across Yemen

The same 2013 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Reimah63%
  2. 2Dhamar59%
  3. 3Hajjah59%
  4. 4Sadah59%
  5. 5Amran58%
  6. 6Al-Jawf57%
  7. 7Al-Mhweit55%
  8. 8Aldhalae52%
  9. 9Al-Hodiedah49%
  10. 10Sanaa48%
  11. 11Ibb47%
  12. 12Taiz47%
  13. 13Mareb41%
  14. 14Lahj38%
  15. 15Al-Baidha36%
  16. 16Sanaa City31%
  17. 17Hadramout30%
  18. 18Shabwah29%
  19. 19Aden24%
  20. 20Abyan23%
  21. 21Al-Mhrah23%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Sanaa?

In Yemen's 2013 Demographic and Health Survey, 48% of children under five in Sanaa were stunted (too short for their age), 14% wasted and 34% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Sanaa worse than in the rest of Yemen?

Sanaa ranks 10th of 21 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Yemen's 47%.

How many children are anaemic in Sanaa?

84% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Sanaa had anaemia in 2013, below Yemen's 86%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Sanaa?

The survey reports Yemen by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Sanaa 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.

Hunger in Yemen