Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Comoros
Comoros: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 5,780 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Comoros, 1992–2022
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Comoros is 5,780, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Comoros peaked at 11,910 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4,550, in 1992.
That places Comoros 88th out of 99 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4,550 | — |
| 1996 | 8,550 | +87.9% |
| 2000 | 11,910 | +39.3% |
| 2012 | 11,470 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 5,780 | -49.6% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 5,780 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 112,895, 5% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 5,780 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 175,595, 3% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,550 | 4,550 | 8,550 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11,910 | 11,910 | 11,910 | 1 |
| 2010s | 11,470 | 11,470 | 11,470 | 1 |
| 2020s | 5,780 | 5,780 | 5,780 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More environment data for Comoros
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.264 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Comoros?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Comoros was 5,780 in 2022, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 11,910 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,550 in 1992.
- How does Comoros rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Comoros ranks 88th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of children younger than five who are '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.