Area Database (v4.2.1)

Child stunting and wasting
Percentage of stunted children
Subnational regions
Uganda
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
Uganda (Africa)  
Total 45.9 45.7 45.6 45.4 45.2 45.1 44.9 44.7 44.6 44.4 43.0 41.7 40.3 39.0 37.6 36.7 35.8 35.0 34.1 33.2 32.2 31.2 30.2 29.2 28.2 27.2 26.2 25.2
Central (Central 1, Central 2, Kampala) 39.7 39.8 39.8 39.9 40.0 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.4 40.5
Eastern (Eastern, East Central) 45.1 44.6 44.2 43.8 43.4 43.0 42.6 42.1 41.7 41.3 40.9 40.5 40.1
Northern (North, Karamoja, West Nile) 49.6 48.8 48.0 47.2 46.4 45.6 44.8 44.0 43.2 42.4 41.6 40.8 40.0
Western (Western, Southwest) 49.4 49.8 50.3 50.8 51.3 51.8 52.3 52.7 53.2 53.7 54.2 54.7 55.2
Central 1 (Central South) 38.0 37.4 36.8 36.2 35.6 35.0 34.4 33.8 33.2 31.7 30.3 28.8 27.4 25.9 24.4 23.0 21.5
Central 2 (Central North) 23.0 24.6 26.3 27.9 29.5 31.2 32.8 34.5 36.1 34.3 32.5 30.6 28.8 27.0 25.2 23.4 21.5
East Central (Busoga) 43.6 42.2 40.9 39.6 38.3 37.0 35.6 34.3 33.0 31.8 30.6 29.3 28.1 26.9 25.7 24.5 23.2
Eastern (Bukedi, Bugishu, Teso) 41.9 39.9 37.9 35.9 33.9 31.9 29.9 27.9 25.9 25.0 24.2 23.3 22.5 21.6 20.7 19.9 19.0
Kampala 30.1 28.0 25.9 23.8 21.7 19.6 17.5 15.4 13.3 14.2 15.0 15.9 16.7 17.6 18.5 19.3 20.2
North (Karamoja, Lango, Acholi) 45.2 43.4 41.5 39.6 37.7 35.8 34.0 32.1 30.2 29.7 29.2 28.7 28.2 27.7 27.2 26.7 26.2
Southwest (Ankole, Kigezi) 53.9 52.7 51.4 50.1 48.8 47.5 46.3 45.0 43.7 40.8 37.9 35.0 32.1 29.2 26.3 23.4 20.5
West Nile 39.7 39.0 38.4 37.7 37.0 36.4 35.7 35.1 34.4 34.4 34.4 34.3 34.3 34.3 34.3 34.3 34.2
Western (Bunyoro, Tooro) 32.6 34.0 35.3 36.7 38.1 39.4 40.8 42.1 43.5 42.5 41.5 40.6 39.6 38.6 37.6 36.6 35.7
Lighter numbers are estimates