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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1992200720221992: 13.0k1996: 19.7k2000: 22.5k2012: 17.3k2022: 10.3k

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

Annual values for Number of children who are underweight in Comoros, 1992 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 81 Azerbaijan 20,244 compare
  2. 82 Tunisia 17,109 compare
  3. 83 Palestine 15,231 compare
  4. 85 Costa Rica 9,994 compare
  5. 86 Guyana 7,814 compare
  6. 87 Kuwait 7,450 compare

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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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Indicator
Number of children who are underweight
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 951 data points, 1984–2023
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