Area Database (v4.2.1)

Child stunting and wasting
Percentage of stunted children
Subnational regions
Namibia
All years

Percentage of stunted children

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Namibia (Africa)  
Total 36.0 35.0 34.0 33.0 32.1 31.1 30.1 29.1 28.1 28.3 28.4 28.6 28.8 28.9 29.1 27.9 26.8 25.6 24.5 23.3 22.2 21.0 19.8 18.7 17.5
Central 24.1 24.1 24.1 24.1
Northeast 50.2 50.2 50.2 50.2
Northwest 34.9 34.9 34.9 34.9
South 31.3 31.3 31.3 31.3
Caprivi 23.7 24.1 24.6 25.1 25.6 26.1 26.6 27.0 27.5 28.0 26.5 24.9 23.4 21.8 20.3 18.7 17.2 15.7 14.1 12.6
Erongo 7.30 8.77 10.2 11.7 13.2 14.6 16.1 17.6 19.0 20.5 19.7 19.0 18.2 17.4 16.6 15.9 15.1 14.3 13.6 12.8
Hardap 19.4 20.9 22.5 24.0 25.5 27.1 28.6 30.1 31.7 33.2 32.2 31.1 30.1 29.0 28.0 26.9 25.9 24.9 23.8 22.8
Karas 10.4 12.7 15.0 17.3 19.6 21.9 24.3 26.6 28.9 31.2 30.8 30.4 30.0 29.5 29.1 28.7 28.3 27.9 27.5 27.1
Kavango 37.1 37.2 37.4 37.5 37.7 37.8 38.0 38.1 38.3 38.4 35.8 33.3 30.7 28.1 25.5 23.0 20.4 17.8 15.3 12.7
Khomas 37.9 36.2 34.6 33.0 31.4 29.8 28.2 26.5 24.9 23.3 21.7 20.0 18.4 16.7 15.1 13.4 11.8 10.2 8.51 6.87
Kunene 20.8 21.8 22.8 23.8 24.8 25.8 26.8 27.8 28.8 29.8 28.6 27.4 26.2 25.1 23.9 22.7 21.5 20.3 19.1 17.9
Ohangwena 31.1 31.4 31.7 32.0 32.3 32.6 32.9 33.2 33.5 33.8 33.4 33.0 32.6 32.3 31.9 31.5 31.1 30.7 30.3 29.9
Omaheke 41.3 39.3 37.4 35.5 33.6 31.7 29.8 27.8 25.9 24.0 25.2 26.4 27.6 28.9 30.1 31.3 32.5 33.7 34.9 36.1
Omusati 36.1 35.0 33.9 32.8 31.7 30.6 29.6 28.5 27.4 26.3 25.6 24.8 24.1 23.4 22.7 21.9 21.2 20.5 19.7 19.0
Oshana 15.5 16.8 18.2 19.5 20.9 22.2 23.6 24.9 26.3 27.6 26.2 24.7 23.3 21.9 20.5 19.0 17.6 16.2 14.7 13.3
Oshikoto 25.9 26.2 26.6 26.9 27.2 27.6 27.9 28.2 28.6 28.9 28.1 27.2 26.4 25.6 24.8 23.9 23.1 22.3 21.4 20.6
Otjozondjupa 19.2 20.3 21.5 22.6 23.8 24.9 26.1 27.2 28.4 29.5 28.3 27.2 26.0 24.8 23.6 22.5 21.3 20.1 19.0 17.8
Lighter numbers are estimates