Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 385,300 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Central African Republic, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 385,300 for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Central African Republic peaked at 385,300 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 287,600, in 2000.
Central African Republic ranks 53rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 287,600 | — |
| 2001 | 294,800 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 301,900 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 308,400 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 314,400 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 320,100 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 325,900 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 331,400 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 336,200 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 325,900 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 316,600 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 323,000 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 330,600 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 342,400 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 350,500 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 353,300 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 353,600 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 352,200 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 352,000 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 349,400 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 350,900 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 359,100 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 358,000 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 363,700 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 385,300 | +5.9% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 385,300 is below the median for low income countries, which is 986,900, 39% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 385,300 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577,800, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 314,660 | 287,600 | 336,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 342,360 | 316,600 | 353,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 363,400 | 350,900 | 385,300 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Central African Republic
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0271 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.26 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1476 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Central African Republic?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Central African Republic was 385,300 in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 385,300 in 2024.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 287,600 in 2000.
- How does Central African Republic rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Central African Republic ranks 53rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.