Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Comoros
Comoros: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 15.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Comoros recorded 15.5% for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Comoros peaked at 40.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 63rd of 162 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.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.9% | — |
| 2001 | 40.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 40.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 39.0% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | -1.9% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 15.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 15.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.4%, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.1% | 33.6% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 18.8% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.5% | 17.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Comoros?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Comoros was 15.5% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Comoros ranks 63rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.