Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Comoros

Comoros: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 9.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.1%
World rank
54th
of 96 countries
All-time high
25.1%
in 2000
All-time low
9.1%
in 2022
Years of data
5
1992–2022

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

01020301992200720221992: 15.2 % of children under 51996: 22.4 % of children under 52000: 25.1 % of children under 52012: 16.9 % of children under 52022: 9.1 % of children under 5

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

In 2022, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Comoros stood at 9.1%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 46.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Comoros peaked at 25.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2022.

That places Comoros 54th out of 96 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.8% 15.2% 22.4% 2
2000s 25.1% 25.1% 25.1% 1
2010s 16.9% 16.9% 16.9% 1
2020s 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Comoros?
Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Comoros was 9.1% 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 Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2022.
How does Comoros rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
Comoros ranks 54th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. 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) – 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

Indicator
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Unit
% of children under 5
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 957 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed

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.