Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 4.74 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
4.74
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
79th
of 193 countries
All-time high
8.44
in 1990
All-time low
4.73
in 2019
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Cameroon, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Cameroon stood at 4.74.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Cameroon peaked at 8.44 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.73, in 2019.
Cameroon ranks 79th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.44 | — |
| 1991 | 8.25 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 8.06 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 7.87 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 7.68 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 7.49 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 7.29 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 7.1 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 6.9 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 6.71 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 6.51 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 6.33 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 6.14 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 5.97 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 5.81 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 5.65 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 5.51 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 5.37 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 5.25 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 5.15 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.05 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 4.98 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 4.91 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.86 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.82 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.79 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.76 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.75 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.74 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.73 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.73 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.73 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.74 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.58 | 6.71 | 8.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.77 | 5.15 | 6.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.84 | 4.73 | 5.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.73 | 4.73 | 4.74 | 3 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0542 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Cameroon?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Cameroon was 4.74 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.44 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.73 in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Cameroon ranks 79th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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