Children moderately or severely stunted in Comoros
Comoros: Children moderately or severely stunted was 20 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Comoros is 20 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Comoros peaked at 40.5 num th in 2002 and was at its lowest, 20 num th, in 2024.
That places Comoros 122nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Comoros, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.2 num th | — |
| 2001 | 40 num th | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 40.5 num th | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 40.2 num th | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 39.2 num th | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 38.2 num th | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 37.3 num th | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 36.5 num th | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 35.7 num th | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 35.1 num th | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 34.2 num th | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 33.3 num th | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 32.4 num th | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 31.4 num th | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 30.3 num th | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 29 num th | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 27.5 num th | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 26 num th | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 24.6 num th | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 23.2 num th | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 22.1 num th | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 21.2 num th | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 20.7 num th | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 20.3 num th | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 20 num th | -1.5% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 20 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.9 num th, 7% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 20 num th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.3 num th, 4% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.19 num th | 35.1 num th | 40.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.19 num th | 23.2 num th | 34.2 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.86 num th | 20 num th | 22.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More development goals data for Comoros
- Red List Index 0.759 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 262.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 162.03 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 850 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Comoros?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Comoros was 20 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5 num th in 2002.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 num th in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Comoros ranks 122nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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