Child stunting in Central African Republic

37.9% of children under five in Central African Republic were stunted in 2022.

Measure: Stunting in children under five Unit: % of children under 5 Data: 1994 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Central African Republic, 2022 37.9% % of children under 5
Change from 2019 −2.3percentage points 2019: 40.2%

Child stunting in Central African Republic over time

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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Stunting in children under five (% of children under 5), 2000 to 2022
Period Central African Republic
2022 37.9%
2019 40.2%
2018 37.5%
2014 38.0%
2012 39.7%
2010 40.7%
2006 43.6%
2000 44.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 40.2% in 2019, a change of −2.3 percentage points.
  • Since 1994, when it was 39.5%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.STNT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1994 to 2022 for Central African Republic
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates