Central African Republic vs Europe & Central Asia: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Central African Republic
18.4%
in 2022
Europe & Central Asia
0.7%
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
17th
Europe & Central Asia rank
14th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 18.4% against 0.7% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 17.7%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 25.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 17th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th of 96 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 23.7% 2.8% 20.9% Central African Republic
2010s 21.6% 1.4% 20.3% Central African Republic
2020s 18.4% 0.8% 17.6% Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Central African Republic or Europe & Central Asia?
Central African Republic, at 18.4% against 0.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Central African Republic and Europe & Central Asia?
17.7%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Europe & Central Asia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Central African Republic and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?
Central African Republic ranks 17th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th of 96 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Unit
% of children under 5
Source
UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
110 places, 1,307 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.