Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 8.23 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is 8.23, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% 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 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) peaked at 10.47 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.23, in 2022.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) ranks 62nd of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.47 | — |
| 2001 | 10.36 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.25 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.15 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.07 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 9.95 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 9.86 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 9.77 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 9.7 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 9.58 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 9.48 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.37 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.26 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.14 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.04 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.92 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 8.79 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 8.7 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.58 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 8.5 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.38 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 8.33 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.23 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.02 | 9.58 | 10.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.98 | 8.5 | 9.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.31 | 8.23 | 8.38 | 3 |
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More health data for Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4112 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 141,256 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 109,295 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 259,516 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 72,532 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 441,343 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 190,792 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 118,260 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 16.09 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 6.13 (2022)
All data for Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) was 8.23 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.47 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.23 in 2022.
- How does Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) ranks 62nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 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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