Central African Republic vs Mauritania: Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight
Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight over time
- Central African Republic
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 175,900 underweight children against 171,954 underweight children in Central African Republic, a difference of 3,946 underweight children.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 47th and Mauritania ranks 46th of 96 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 141,671 underweight children | 130,229 underweight children | 11,442 underweight children | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 189,982 underweight children | 132,091 underweight children | 57,891 underweight children | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 171,954 underweight children | 175,900 underweight children | 3,946 underweight children | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: number of children who are underweight, Central African Republic or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 175,900 underweight children against 171,954 underweight children in Central African Republic as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: number of children who are underweight between Central African Republic and Mauritania?
- 3,946 underweight children, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mauritania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Central African Republic and Mauritania rank globally for malnutrition: number of children who are underweight?
- Central African Republic ranks 47th and Mauritania ranks 46th of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's child growth standards released in 2006.