Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Angola
Angola: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 6.64 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
6.64
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
53rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
10.76
in 1990
All-time low
6.64
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Angola, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Angola stood at 6.64. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Angola peaked at 10.76 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.64, in 2022.
That places Angola 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.76 | — |
| 1991 | 10.67 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 10.57 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 10.47 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 10.36 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 10.25 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 10.13 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 10 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 9.85 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 9.69 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 9.53 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 9.35 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 9.17 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 8.98 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 8.8 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 8.61 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 8.43 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.25 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 8.08 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 7.92 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 7.76 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 7.62 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 7.48 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 7.35 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 7.24 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 7.14 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 7.05 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 6.96 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 6.88 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 6.81 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 6.75 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 6.69 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.64 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.28 | 9.69 | 10.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.71 | 7.92 | 9.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.23 | 6.81 | 7.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.69 | 6.64 | 6.75 | 3 |
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More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.073 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0738 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Angola?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Angola was 6.64 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 10.76 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.64 in 2022.
- How does Angola rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Angola ranks 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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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