Area Database (v4.4)

Child stunting and wasting
Percentage of wasted children
Subnational regions
Nigeria
All years

Percentage of wasted 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
Nigeria (Africa)  
Total 15.5 15.0 14.4 13.8 13.2 12.7 12.1 11.5 12.1 12.7 13.3 13.9 14.5 15.3 16.0 16.8 17.5 18.3 16.0 13.7 11.4 9.10 6.80 4.54 2.27 0.01
Abia 7.68 7.75 7.83 7.90 7.98 8.05 8.13 8.20 8.10 8.00 7.90 7.80 7.70 8.50 9.30 10.1 10.9 11.7 11.2 10.7 10.2 9.70 9.20 8.70 8.20 7.70
Abuja FCT 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 3.78 7.55 11.3 15.1 14.2 13.2 12.3 11.3 10.4 10.9 11.4 11.8 12.3 12.8 10.8 8.84 6.86 4.88 2.90 1.94 0.97 0.01
Adamawa 13.5 13.3 13.2 13.0 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.4 14.4 16.4 18.3 20.3 22.3 20.8 19.3 17.7 16.2 14.7 12.6 10.4 8.28 6.14 4.00 2.67 1.34 0.01
Akwa Ibom 8.73 9.25 9.78 10.3 10.8 11.4 11.9 12.4 12.7 13.1 13.4 13.8 14.1 13.5 12.8 12.2 11.5 10.9 9.48 8.06 6.64 5.22 3.80 2.54 1.27 0.01
Anambra 6.88 6.35 5.83 5.30 4.78 4.25 3.73 3.20 3.82 4.44 5.06 5.68 6.30 8.52 10.7 13.0 15.2 17.4 14.4 11.4 8.40 5.40 2.40 1.60 0.81 0.01
Bauchi 21.2 19.8 18.5 17.1 15.8 14.4 13.1 11.7 17.6 23.5 29.4 35.3 41.2 37.4 33.7 29.9 26.2 22.4 19.7 17.0 14.4 11.7 9.00 6.32 3.64 0.96
Bayelsa 12.3 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.6 11.6 10.6 9.54 8.52 7.50 7.08 6.66 6.24 5.82 5.40 4.62 3.84 3.06 2.28 1.50 1.00 0.51 0.01
Benue 28.6 25.4 22.1 18.8 15.5 12.3 8.98 5.70 5.70 5.70 5.70 5.70 5.70 6.28 6.86 7.44 8.02 8.60 8.74 8.88 9.02 9.16 9.30 9.44 9.58 9.72
Borno 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 9.04 10.1 11.1 12.2 13.2 16.6 20.1 23.5 27.0 30.4 27.4 24.5 21.5 18.6 15.6 12.6 9.68 6.72
Cross River 14.7 16.0 17.2 18.4 19.6 20.9 22.1 23.3 19.7 16.1 12.5 8.90 5.30 6.28 7.26 8.24 9.22 10.2 9.22 8.24 7.26 6.28 5.30 4.32 3.34 2.36
Delta 0.52 1.65 2.78 3.90 5.03 6.15 7.28 8.40 8.06 7.72 7.38 7.04 6.70 8.88 11.1 13.2 15.4 17.6 14.4 11.2 7.94 4.72 1.50 1.00 0.51 0.01
Ebonyi 20.9 18.8 16.8 14.7 12.7 10.6 8.55 6.50 6.92 7.34 7.76 8.18 8.60 9.02 9.44 9.86 10.3 10.7 9.46 8.22 6.98 5.74 4.50 3.26 2.02 0.78
Edo 1.43 3.25 5.08 6.90 8.73 10.6 12.4 14.2 12.8 11.3 9.88 8.44 7.00 7.84 8.68 9.52 10.4 11.2 9.70 8.20 6.70 5.20 3.70 2.47 1.24 0.01
Ekiti 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 2.05 4.10 6.15 8.20 7.56 6.92 6.28 5.64 5.00 5.76 6.52 7.28 8.04 8.80 7.78 6.76 5.74 4.72 3.70 2.68 1.66 0.64
Enugu 7.68 6.75 5.83 4.90 3.98 3.05 2.13 1.20 4.10 7.00 9.90 12.8 15.7 14.4 13.1 11.9 10.6 9.30 7.94 6.58 5.22 3.86 2.50 1.67 0.84 0.01
Gombe 9.33 9.25 9.18 9.10 9.03 8.95 8.88 8.80 10.3 11.8 13.3 14.8 16.3 15.9 15.5 15.1 14.7 14.3 13.0 11.7 10.4 9.10 7.80 6.50 5.20 3.90
Imo 17.2 15.2 13.1 11.1 9.08 7.05 5.03 3.00 4.40 5.80 7.20 8.60 10.0 10.4 10.7 11.1 11.4 11.8 10.9 9.96 9.04 8.12 7.20 6.28 5.36 4.44
Jigawa 31.6 29.9 28.2 26.5 24.8 23.1 21.4 19.7 22.9 26.2 29.4 32.7 35.9 32.2 28.4 24.7 20.9 17.2 15.7 14.2 12.6 11.1 9.60 8.08 6.56 5.04
Kaduna 57.6 51.0 44.3 37.7 31.1 24.5 17.8 11.2 10.9 10.5 10.2 9.84 9.50 15.6 21.7 27.7 33.8 39.9 32.9 25.9 19.0 12.0 5.00 3.34 1.67 0.01
Kano 23.0 22.3 21.5 20.7 19.9 19.2 18.4 17.6 17.8 18.1 18.3 18.6 18.8 23.0 27.2 31.4 35.6 39.8 33.2 26.5 19.9 13.2 6.60 4.40 2.21 0.01
Katsina 4.08 5.35 6.63 7.90 9.18 10.5 11.7 13.0 14.3 15.6 17.0 18.3 19.6 20.4 21.1 21.9 22.6 23.4 20.6 17.8 15.1 12.3 9.50 6.72 3.94 1.16
Kebbi 9.10 10.2 11.3 12.4 13.5 14.6 15.7 16.8 19.9 23.1 26.2 29.4 32.5 29.4 26.3 23.2 20.1 17.0 16.0 15.1 14.1 13.2 12.2 11.2 10.3 9.32
Kogi 3.13 4.75 6.38 8.00 9.63 11.3 12.9 14.5 13.0 11.6 10.1 8.66 7.20 7.82 8.44 9.06 9.68 10.3 9.06 7.82 6.58 5.34 4.10 2.86 1.62 0.38
Kwara 10.4 9.55 8.73 7.90 7.08 6.25 5.43 4.60 6.08 7.56 9.04 10.5 12.0 10.8 9.68 8.52 7.36 6.20 6.36 6.52 6.68 6.84 7.00 7.16 7.32 7.48
Lagos 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.2 11.8 11.4 10.9 10.5 10.1 10.3 10.5 10.7 10.9 11.1 10.2 9.38 8.52 7.66 6.80 5.94 5.08 4.22
Nassarawa 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 2.20 4.40 6.60 8.80 8.22 7.64 7.06 6.48 5.90 6.80 7.70 8.60 9.50 10.4 9.48 8.56 7.64 6.72 5.80 4.88 3.96 3.04
Niger 18.5 17.2 15.8 14.5 13.2 11.9 10.5 9.20 11.5 13.7 16.0 18.2 20.5 20.0 19.5 19.0 18.5 18.0 15.4 12.7 10.1 7.44 4.80 3.20 1.61 0.01
Ogun 30.9 28.1 25.3 22.5 19.7 16.9 14.1 11.3 10.7 10.1 9.56 8.98 8.40 8.72 9.04 9.36 9.68 10.0 8.84 7.68 6.52 5.36 4.20 3.04 1.88 0.72
Ondo 8.65 8.50 8.35 8.20 8.05 7.90 7.75 7.60 7.58 7.56 7.54 7.52 7.50 7.36 7.22 7.08 6.94 6.80 6.14 5.48 4.82 4.16 3.50 2.84 2.18 1.52
Osun 26.1 22.9 19.6 16.4 13.2 9.95 6.73 3.50 5.44 7.38 9.32 11.3 13.2 12.8 12.3 11.9 11.4 11.0 9.76 8.52 7.28 6.04 4.80 3.56 2.32 1.08
Oyo 24.8 22.5 20.2 17.9 15.6 13.3 11.0 8.70 9.30 9.90 10.5 11.1 11.7 11.4 11.1 10.9 10.6 10.3 8.90 7.50 6.10 4.70 3.30 2.20 1.11 0.01
Plateau 0.15 1.10 2.05 3.00 3.95 4.90 5.85 6.80 6.38 5.96 5.54 5.12 4.70 5.96 7.22 8.48 9.74 11.0 9.36 7.72 6.08 4.44 2.80 1.87 0.94 0.01
Rivers 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 3.85 7.70 11.6 15.4 13.3 11.2 9.04 6.92 4.80 5.94 7.08 8.22 9.36 10.5 9.62 8.74 7.86 6.98 6.10 5.22 4.34 3.46
Sokoto 33.2 30.9 28.5 26.1 23.7 21.4 19.0 16.6 18.3 20.0 21.7 23.4 25.1 23.8 22.5 21.1 19.8 18.5 18.4 18.3 18.3 18.2 18.1 18.0 17.9 17.9
Taraba 7.93 8.25 8.58 8.90 9.23 9.55 9.88 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.90 9.80 9.70 9.46 9.22 8.98 8.74 8.50 7.70 6.90 6.10 5.30 4.50 3.70 2.90 2.10
Yobe 16.4 15.7 14.9 14.2 13.5 12.8 12.0 11.3 12.8 14.3 15.7 17.2 18.7 19.4 20.0 20.7 21.3 22.0 20.3 18.6 16.9 15.2 13.5 11.8 10.1 8.40
Zamfora 5.55 5.70 5.85 6.00 6.15 6.30 6.45 6.60 7.48 8.36 9.24 10.1 11.0 12.1 13.1 14.2 15.2 16.3 14.9 13.5 12.0 10.6 9.20 7.78 6.36 4.94
Lighter numbers are estimates