Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Comoros
Comoros: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 17.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Comoros is 17.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Comoros peaked at 43.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 68th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.8% | — |
| 2001 | 43.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 43.3% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | -1.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 17.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 81% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 17.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 71% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 36.5% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 21.0% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 17.4% | 19.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 67 Ecuador 17.7% compare
- 69 Senegal 17.2% compare
- 70 Equatorial Guinea 17.1% compare
- 71 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 16.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Comoros
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 934,198 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.86 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8,823 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.04 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0104 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 19.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 8,823 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Comoros?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Comoros was 17.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Comoros ranks 68th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. 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 Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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