Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Africa (WHO regions)
Africa (WHO regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.26 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Africa (WHO regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Africa (WHO regions) recorded 9.26 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Africa (WHO regions) peaked at 11.01 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.25, in 2018.
Africa (WHO regions) ranks 47th 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 Africa (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.01 | — |
| 2001 | 10.82 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 10.63 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 10.46 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.28 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.13 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 9.99 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 9.85 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 9.76 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 9.65 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.56 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.49 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.43 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 9.37 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 9.34 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.29 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.26 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.28 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.25 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.26 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.26 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.27 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.26 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.26 | 9.65 | 11.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.35 | 9.25 | 9.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.26 | 9.26 | 9.27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Africa (WHO regions)
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 7.68 compare
- 45 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.57 compare
- 46 Madagascar 7.36 compare
- 47 Congo 7.29 compare
- 48 Djibouti 7.24 compare
- 49 Somalia 7.14 compare
- 50 Uganda 7.06 compare
More health data for Africa (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,408 (2100)
- Child deaths 912,105 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 20.6 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.70 million (2024)
- Child mortality rate 24.72 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 788,826 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 44.81 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 242,744 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 392,831 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Africa (WHO regions)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Africa (WHO regions) was 9.26 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Africa (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.01 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Africa (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.25 in 2018.
- How does Africa (WHO regions) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Africa (WHO regions) ranks 47th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Africa (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa (WHO regions) 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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