National Percentage of Stunting in NTT is the Highest

According to the Ministry of Health's data, in 2018, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) had the highest national percentage of stunted children at 42.7 percent. This figure is also above the national percentage of stunted children, which was 30.8 percent.

Provinces with the next highest percentages of stunted children were West Sulawesi (41.6 percent), South Sulawesi (35.7 percent), Central Kalimantan (34 percent), and West Kalimantan (33.3 percent).

The 2018 Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) showed that 269,658 out of 633,000 toddlers in NTT were recorded as having stunting (short stature), and 75,960 of them experienced wasting (thinness). The high number of stunted children in NTT is caused by a severe lack of nutrition. Many mothers during pregnancy do not provide adequate nutrition, resulting in children being born with stunted growth.

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Stunting is a growth disorder in children, resulting in shorter height compared to healthy children of the same age. Stunting is a serious condition that occurs when someone does not receive the right amount of nutritious food over a long period.

The average percentage of stunted children in Indonesia exceeds the WHO's maximum limit of 20 percent. Globally, Indonesia ranks fifth in the world for stunting cases, below India and Pakistan (UNICEF, 2013).

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