Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in África Oriental y Meridional
África Oriental y Meridional: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 8.58 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in África Oriental y Meridional, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in África Oriental y Meridional stood at 8.58. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in África Oriental y Meridional peaked at 11.26 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.58, in 2022.
África Oriental y Meridional ranks 59th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Oriental y Meridional, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.26 | — |
| 2001 | 11.05 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.83 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 10.62 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 10.43 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.24 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 10.07 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 9.93 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 9.81 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 9.65 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 9.54 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.43 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.33 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 9.21 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.13 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 9.03 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.95 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 8.9 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.81 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.76 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.69 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 8.65 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.58 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.39 | 9.65 | 11.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.11 | 8.76 | 9.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.64 | 8.58 | 8.69 | 3 |
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More health data for África Oriental y Meridional
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,140 (2100)
- Child deaths 254,739 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.91 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 545,560 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 290,821 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 28.13 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 13.43 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4619 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 142,488 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in África Oriental y Meridional?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in África Oriental y Meridional was 8.58 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in África Oriental y Meridional?
- The highest recorded value was 11.26 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in África Oriental y Meridional?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.58 in 2022.
- How does África Oriental y Meridional rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- África Oriental y Meridional ranks 59th 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 Oriental y Meridional?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this África Oriental y Meridional 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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