Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 18.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Central African Republic, 1994–2022
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 18.4% for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Central African Republic peaked at 26.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2022.
Central African Republic ranks 17th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 21.3% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 19.7% | 24.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
More reference data data for Central African Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0271 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1959 (2050)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.51 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8218 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1622 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 39.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Central African Republic?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Central African Republic was 18.4% in 2022, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2022.
- How does Central African Republic rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Central African Republic ranks 17th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population for ages 0-59 months.