Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Comoros
Comoros: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 6.13 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Comoros, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Comoros stood at 6.13. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Comoros peaked at 9.61 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.13, in 2022.
Comoros ranks 58th 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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.61 | — |
| 1991 | 9.45 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 9.3 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 9.15 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 9 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 8.86 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 8.71 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 8.55 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 8.39 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 8.23 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 8.06 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 7.89 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 7.73 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 7.59 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 7.46 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 7.34 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 7.22 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.12 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.02 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.93 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 6.83 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.74 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 6.64 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.55 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.46 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 6.38 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.32 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.26 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.21 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 6.18 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.16 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 6.14 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 6.13 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.93 | 8.23 | 9.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.44 | 6.93 | 8.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.46 | 6.18 | 6.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.14 | 6.13 | 6.16 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Comoros?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Comoros was 6.13 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 9.61 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.13 in 2022.
- How does Comoros rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Comoros ranks 58th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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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