Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Botswana
Botswana: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.48 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
9.48
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
25th
of 193 countries
All-time high
13.74
in 1990
All-time low
9.48
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Botswana, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Botswana is 9.48, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Botswana peaked at 13.74 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.48, in 2022.
Botswana ranks 25th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.74 | — |
| 1991 | 13.66 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 13.58 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 13.51 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 13.42 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 13.33 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 13.22 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 13.1 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 12.96 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 12.8 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 12.64 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 12.47 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 12.29 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 12.12 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 11.95 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 11.77 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 11.58 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 11.39 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 11.2 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.02 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.85 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 10.69 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 10.55 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 10.41 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 10.28 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.15 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 10.04 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.93 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.83 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.74 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 9.65 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.57 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 9.48 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.33 | 12.8 | 13.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.84 | 11.02 | 12.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.25 | 9.74 | 10.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.57 | 9.48 | 9.65 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 22 Mali 9.99 compare
- 23 Chad 9.72 compare
- 24 Namibia 9.57 compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 9.34 compare
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 9.33 compare
- 28 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.2 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.022 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Botswana?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Botswana was 9.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.74 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.48 in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Botswana ranks 25th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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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