Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in African Union
African Union: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 8.85 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in African Union, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
African Union recorded 8.85 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 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in African Union peaked at 10.24 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.83, in 2016.
That places African Union 54th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 African Union, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.24 | — |
| 2001 | 10.08 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 9.91 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 9.77 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 9.62 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 9.49 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 9.38 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 9.28 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.21 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 9.12 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 9.05 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 9 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.96 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.91 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.89 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 8.85 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.83 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.85 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.83 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.83 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.84 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 8.85 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 8.85 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.61 | 9.12 | 10.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9 | 8.83 | 9.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.85 | 8.84 | 8.85 | 3 |
Countries ranked near African Union
- 51 Côte d'Ivoire 7.04 compare
- 52 South Sudan 6.92 compare
- 53 Angola 6.64 compare
- 54 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.59 compare
- 55 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6.51 compare
- 56 Cuba 6.43 compare
- 57 Oman 6.35 compare
More health data for African Union
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 52,068 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3905 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 442,565 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 245,493 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 1.04 million (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 307,417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 290,076 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 197,072 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 535,569 (2024)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 14.27 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in African Union?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in African Union was 8.85 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in African Union?
- The highest recorded value was 10.24 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in African Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.83 in 2016.
- How does African Union rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- African Union ranks 54th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in African Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this African Union 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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