Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in África Occidental y Central
África Occidental y Central: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 10.54 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in África Occidental y Central, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in África Occidental y Central stood at 10.54.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in África Occidental y Central peaked at 11.63 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.15, in 2013.
África Occidental y Central ranks 27th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in África Occidental y Central, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.63 | — |
| 2001 | 11.44 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.23 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 11.1 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 10.89 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.76 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.61 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 10.47 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 10.38 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 10.3 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 10.23 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.19 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.15 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 10.15 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.16 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.17 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.19 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.27 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 10.31 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.36 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.44 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 10.5 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 10.54 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.88 | 10.3 | 11.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.22 | 10.15 | 10.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5 | 10.44 | 10.54 | 3 |
Countries ranked near África Occidental y Central
- 24 Namibia 9.57 compare
- 25 Botswana 9.48 compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 9.34 compare
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 9.33 compare
- 28 North Korea 9.2 compare
- 29 Cape Verde 9.19 compare
- 30 Mauritius 9.16 compare
More health data for África Occidental y Central
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,625 (2100)
- Child deaths 712,753 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 27.06 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.26 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 550,053 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 62.68 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 36.62 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 134,312 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in África Occidental y Central?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in África Occidental y Central was 10.54 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in África Occidental y Central?
- The highest recorded value was 11.63 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in África Occidental y Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.15 in 2013.
- How does África Occidental y Central rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- África Occidental y Central ranks 27th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in África Occidental y Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this África Occidental y Central data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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