How does Comoros rank for malnutrition: number of children who are underweight?

Comoros ranks 84th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.

Is malnutrition: 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 Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight in Comoros

Name: Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight in Comoros
Creator: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Comoros: Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight was 10,321 underweight children in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

10,321 underweight children

World rank

84th

of 96 countries

All-time high

22,472 underweight children

in 2000

All-time low

10,321 underweight children

in 2022

Years of data

1992–2022

Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight in Comoros, 1992–2022

Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in underweight children.

Analysis

Comoros recorded 10,321 underweight children for malnutrition: 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, malnutrition: number of children who are underweight in Comoros peaked at 22,472 underweight children in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10,321 underweight children, in 2022.

Comoros ranks 84th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	16,390 underweight children	13,041 underweight children	19,740 underweight children	2
2000s	22,472 underweight children	22,472 underweight children	22,472 underweight children	1
2010s	17,309 underweight children	17,309 underweight children	17,309 underweight children	1
2020s	10,321 underweight children	10,321 underweight children	10,321 underweight children	1

Countries ranked near Comoros

81 Azerbaijan 20,244 underweight children compare
82 Tunisia 17,109 underweight children compare
83 Palestine 15,231 underweight children compare
85 Costa Rica 9,994 underweight children compare
86 Guyana 7,814 underweight children compare
87 Kuwait 7,450 underweight children compare

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More reference data data for Comoros

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 1.81 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 10.74 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0012 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2117 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 57.11 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.3222 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 56.09 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 5.6 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is malnutrition: number of children who are underweight in Comoros?: Malnutrition: number of children who are underweight in Comoros was 10,321 underweight children in 2022, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are underweight recorded in Comoros?: The highest recorded value was 22,472 underweight children in 2000.
What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are underweight recorded in Comoros?: The lowest recorded value was 10,321 underweight children in 2022.
How does Comoros rank for malnutrition: number of children who are underweight?: Comoros ranks 84th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
Is malnutrition: 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 Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight
Unit: underweight children
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 96 places, 951 data points, 1984–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.