| Verification status | Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | Lower moderate Find out more |
| Targeted location | National - Targeted provinces have high prevalence of stunting. |
| Targeted population | Specific population group(s) |
| Targeted population age | Specific age group(s) |
| Targeted population specific age | From 0 to 23 months |
| Targeted population sex | All |
| Primary indicator | Prevalence of stungting |
| Primary indicator baseline | 30% |
| Primary indicator target | 10% |
| Duration | January, 2022 - December, 2025 |
Goal action plan
In recent years, the prevalence of stunting in Chad has remained stable at around 30%. The 2020 National SMART survey shows a prevalence at 30.5%, probably due to
a combination of factors, mainly, the poor quality of food intake due to bad Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices (exclusive breastfeeding rate estimated countrywide at 16.4% and the minimum adequate diet at 13.6%), poor sanitation, low coverage of access to drinking water. So in response we are implementing our scale up IYCF plan.
Nutrition Action Classification
Enabling
- Financial
- Operational
- Leadership and governance
- Research monitoring and data
Policy
- Food environment
- Food supply chain
- Consumer knowledge
- Nutrition care services
Impact
- Undernutrition
- Diet
- Obesity and diet-related NCDs
- Food and nutrition security
