According to the Indonesian Nutritional Status Survey (SSGI) by the Ministry of Health, the prevalence of stunting in West Java reached 20.2% in 2022. The province ranked 22nd nationally.
This figure decreased by 4.3 percentage points from the previous year. In 2021, the prevalence of stunting in West Java was 24.5%.
Eleven regencies/cities recorded a stunting prevalence above the provincial average. The remaining 16 regencies/cities were below the provincial average.
Sumedang Regency recorded the highest prevalence of stunting in West Java, reaching 27.6% in the 2022 SSGI. The stunting rate in this regency drastically increased from 22% the previous year.
The next highest prevalence of stunting was in Sukabumi Regency (27.5%) and West Bandung Regency (27.3%).
Bekasi City recorded the lowest prevalence of stunting in West Java, at only 6%. Following this were Depok City (12.6%) and Cianjur Regency (13.6%).
The following shows the prevalence of stunting in West Java by regency/city in 2022:
1. Sumedang Regency: 27.6%
2. Sukabumi Regency: 27.5%
3. West Bandung Regency: 27.3%
4. Tasikmalaya Regency: 27.2%
5. Bandung Regency: 25%
6. Bogor Regency: 24.9%
7. Majalengka Regency: 24.3%
8. Garut Regency: 23.6%
9. Tasikmalaya City: 22.4%
10. Purwakarta Regency: 21.8%
11. Indramayu Regency: 21.1%
12. Pangandaran Regency: 20%
13. Kuningan Regency: 19.4%
14. Bandung City: 19.4%
15. Banjar City: 19.3%
16. Sukabumi City: 19.2%
17. Bogor City: 18.7%
18. Cirebon Regency: 18.6%
19. Ciamis Regency: 18.6%
20. Bekasi Regency: 17.8%
21. Cirebon City: 17%
22. Cimahi City: 16.4%
23. Subang Regency: 15.7%
24. Karawang Regency: 14%
25. Cianjur Regency: 13.6%
26. Depok City: 12.6%
27. Bekasi City: 6%