Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in África Subsahariana
África Subsahariana: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.56 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in África Subsahariana, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
África Subsahariana recorded 9.56 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in África Subsahariana peaked at 11.43 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.54, in 2018.
That places África Subsahariana 39th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 Subsahariana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.43 | — |
| 2001 | 11.23 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 11.02 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 10.84 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 10.65 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.48 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 10.33 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 10.19 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 10.08 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.96 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 9.87 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.8 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.73 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.66 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 9.63 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.58 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.55 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.57 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.54 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.55 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.55 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.57 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.56 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.62 | 9.96 | 11.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.65 | 9.54 | 9.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.56 | 9.55 | 9.57 | 3 |
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More health data for África Subsahariana
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 48,764 (2100)
- Child deaths 967,492 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.12 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.81 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 840,874 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 45.84 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 25.25 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3833 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 276,800 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in África Subsahariana?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in África Subsahariana was 9.56 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in África Subsahariana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.43 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in África Subsahariana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.54 in 2018.
- How does África Subsahariana rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- África Subsahariana ranks 39th 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 Subsahariana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this África Subsahariana 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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