Number of children who are underweight in Comoros
Comoros: Number of children who are underweight was 10,321 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
10,321
World rank
84th
of 96 countries
All-time high
22,472
in 2000
All-time low
10,321
in 2022
Years of data
5
1992–2022
Number of children who are underweight in Comoros, 1992–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 10,321 for number of children who are underweight in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who are underweight in Comoros peaked at 22,472 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10,321, in 2022.
Comoros ranks 84th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of children who are underweight in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13,041 | — |
| 1996 | 19,740 | +51.4% |
| 2000 | 22,472 | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 17,309 | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 10,321 | -40.4% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 10,321 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 184,626, 6% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 10,321 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 407,896, 3% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,390 | 13,041 | 19,740 | 2 |
| 2000s | 22,472 | 22,472 | 22,472 | 1 |
| 2010s | 17,309 | 17,309 | 17,309 | 1 |
| 2020s | 10,321 | 10,321 | 10,321 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More reference data data for Comoros
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who are underweight in Comoros?
- Number of children who are underweight in Comoros was 10,321 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who are underweight recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 22,472 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children who are underweight recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,321 in 2022.
- How does Comoros rank for number of children who are underweight?
- Comoros ranks 84th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of children who are underweight rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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