Jakarta's Stunting Rate Decreases in 2022, Best in Seven Years

According to the Indonesian Nutrition Status Survey (SSGI) by the Ministry of Health, the prevalence of stunting among children under five years old (toddlers) in DKI Jakarta reached 14.8% in 2022. This means that approximately 14 out of 100 toddlers in the capital city have a height below the average for their age.

The prevalence of stunting in DKI Jakarta decreased compared to 2021, reaching its best level in the last seven years, as shown in the graph.

In 2022, the area in DKI Jakarta with the highest prevalence of stunting was Kepulauan Seribu, while the lowest was Jakarta Selatan.

Here is a breakdown of the prevalence of stunting among toddlers in DKI Jakarta in 2022:

* DKI Jakarta Province: 14.80%
* Kepulauan Seribu Regency: 20.50%
* North Jakarta City: 18.50%
* West Jakarta City: 15.20%
* East Jakarta City: 14.40%
* Central Jakarta City: 14.00%
* South Jakarta City: 11.90%

Novita Agustina, Ns, M.Kep, Sp.Kep. A., stated that stunting is closely related to malnutrition.

"Stunting in children is a consequence of nutritional deficiencies during the first thousand days of life. This causes irreversible physical developmental disorders in children, leading to decreased work performance," said Novita, as reported by yankes.kemkes.co.id (13/9/2022).

"Stunting children have an average Intelligence Quotient (IQ) score eleven points lower than the average IQ score in normal children. Developmental disorders in children due to malnutrition, if not intervened early, will continue into adulthood," she continued.

Stunting can occur not only in children from less affluent families. There are also cases of stunting in economically well-off families because their parents pay less attention to their children's nutritional intake.

The government aims to reduce the national prevalence of stunting among toddlers from 21.6% in 2022 to 17.8% in 2023, and further down to 14% in 2024.

The following are the categories of stunting prevalence according to the World Health Organization (WHO):

* Very high prevalence: ?40%
* High prevalence: 30%-39.9%
* Medium prevalence: 20%-29.9%
* Low prevalence: <20%