Table 3 Regional variation of prevalence rate and risk of stunting in Ethiopia, DHS 2011

Tigray

346.

332

51.0(47.3–54.8)

1.15

Afar

50

52

51.0(41.3–60.6)

1.15

Amhara

1175

1,088

51.9(49.9–54.0)

1.17

Oromiya

1,838

2,594

41.5(40.0–43.0)

0.93

Somali

92

189

32.7(27.5–38.5)

0.73

Benishangul-Gumuz

58

60

49.4(40.2–58.1)

1.11

SNNP^a

965

1204

44.5(42.4–46.6)

1.0

Gambella

9

23

28.0(14.7–45.4)

0.63

Harari

7

16

30.3(14.4–51.1)

0.68

Addis Ababa

39

144

21.7(15.8–27.6)

0.48

Dire Dawa

12

22

36.4(21.4–53.6)

0.79

Place of Residence

 Urban

391

876

30.8(28.4–33.5)

0.69

 Rural

4,202

4,844

46.4(45.4–47.5)

1.04

Total

4,593

5721

44.5(43.6–45.5)