Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Benin
Benin: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.91 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Benin, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Benin stood at 5.91. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Benin peaked at 10.08 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.91, in 2022.
That places Benin 61st 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 Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.08 | — |
| 1991 | 9.91 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 9.74 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 9.57 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 9.39 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 9.22 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 9.05 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 8.86 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 8.66 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 8.46 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 8.26 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 8.07 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 7.87 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 7.68 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 7.51 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 7.34 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 7.18 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 7.02 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 6.88 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 6.74 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 6.62 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 6.51 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.41 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.32 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.25 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 6.19 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.14 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.1 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.05 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 6.01 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.97 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.94 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.91 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.29 | 8.46 | 10.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.46 | 6.74 | 8.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.26 | 6.01 | 6.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.94 | 5.91 | 5.97 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Benin?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Benin was 5.91 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 10.08 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.91 in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Benin ranks 61st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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