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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.9494 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0725 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0457 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1528 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.4388 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1658 Mt CO2e (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.