Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted was 5.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted 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
In 2022, malnutrition: share of children who are wasted in Central African Republic stood at 5.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are wasted in Central African Republic peaked at 12.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2019.
Central African Republic ranks 39th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.1% | — |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +28.4% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.4% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 7.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.26 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1476 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are wasted in Central African Republic?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are wasted in Central African Republic was 5.2% 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 wasted recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are wasted recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2019.
- How does Central African Republic rank for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Central African Republic ranks 39th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are wasted rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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 wasted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old that are defined as "wasted". Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example, because of acute food shortage or disease.