Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 10.31 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) stood at 10.31. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) peaked at 10.31 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.39, in 2009.
That places Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 31st out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.07 | — |
| 2001 | 9.93 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.8 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 9.7 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 9.6 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.51 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 9.46 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 9.42 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.41 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.39 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.44 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 9.48 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.51 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.6 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 9.64 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.72 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.84 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.92 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 10.13 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 10.22 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.31 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.63 | 9.39 | 10.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.65 | 9.4 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.22 | 10.13 | 10.31 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
More health data for Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3701 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 133,525 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 170,974 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 245,204 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 108,425 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 524,603 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 220,104 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 111,679 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.39 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 6.81 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) was 10.31 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.31 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.39 in 2009.
- How does Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) ranks 31st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 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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