What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Central African Republic and Gambia?

0.1%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Gambia?

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Gambia: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted

Central African Republic

5.2%

in 2022

Gambia

5.1%

in 2020

Central African Republic rank

39th

Gambia rank

40th

Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time

Central African Republic
Gambia

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 5.2% against 5.1% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 39th and Gambia ranks 40th of 99 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.2%	8.2%	3.0%	Central African Republic
2010s	7.1%	8.4%	1.3%	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Central African Republic or Gambia?: Central African Republic, at 5.2% against 5.1% in Gambia as of 2022.
What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Central African Republic and Gambia?: 0.1%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Gambia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Central African Republic and Gambia rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?: Central African Republic ranks 39th and Gambia ranks 40th of 99 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 99 places, 962 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The share of children younger than five years old that are defined as "wasted". Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example, because of acute food shortage or disease.