Area Database (v4.4)

Child underweight and overweig…
Percentage of underweight children
Subnational regions
Niger
All years

Percentage of underweight 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 2022 2023
Niger (Africa)  
Total 46.8 46.1 45.5 44.8 44.2 43.5 42.9 42.2 41.6 40.9 40.3 39.6 39.3 38.9 38.6 38.2 37.9 37.5 37.2 36.8 36.5
Agadez 18.6 19.2 19.7 20.3 20.9 21.5 22.0 22.6 23.2 23.8 24.3 24.9 24.4 23.9 23.4 22.9 22.4 21.9 21.4 20.9 20.4
Diffa 54.8 53.7 52.5 51.4 50.3 49.2 48.0 46.9 45.8 44.7 43.5 42.4 45.9 49.4 52.9 56.3 59.8 63.3 66.8 70.3 73.8
Dosso 46.8 45.7 44.5 43.4 42.3 41.2 40.0 38.9 37.8 36.7 35.5 34.4 33.9 33.4 33.0 32.5 32.0 31.5 31.0 30.5 30.1
Maradi 49.1 49.1 49.2 49.2 49.3 49.3 49.4 49.4 49.5 49.5 49.6 49.6 48.6 47.6 46.7 45.7 44.7 43.7 42.7 41.7 40.8
Tahoua 47.9 46.8 45.7 44.6 43.5 42.4 41.3 40.3 39.2 38.1 37.0 35.9 35.9 35.9 35.9 35.9 35.9 35.9 35.9 35.9 35.9
Tillabery (incl Niamey) 43.6 42.4 41.1 39.9 38.7 37.5 36.2 35.0 33.8 32.6 31.3 30.1 29.9 29.6 29.4 29.1 28.9 28.6 28.4 28.1 27.9
Zinder 47.5 47.4 47.4 47.3 47.2 47.2 47.1 47.1 47.0 46.9 46.9 46.8 46.0 45.2 44.4 43.6 42.8 42.0 41.2 40.4 39.6
Lighter numbers are estimates