Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Djibouti
Djibouti: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 7.24 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
7.24
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
48th
of 193 countries
All-time high
10.48
in 1990
All-time low
7.24
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Djibouti, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Djibouti stood at 7.24. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Djibouti peaked at 10.48 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.24, in 2022.
Djibouti ranks 48th 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.48 | — |
| 1991 | 10.33 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 10.18 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 10.04 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 9.89 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 9.74 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 9.59 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 9.44 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 9.28 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 9.13 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 8.98 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 8.83 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 8.69 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 8.55 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 8.42 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 8.29 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 8.16 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 8.03 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 7.91 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 7.8 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.72 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 7.65 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 7.6 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 7.56 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 7.52 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.48 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 7.43 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.39 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.34 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 7.31 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.28 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.26 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 7.24 | -0.3% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 7.24 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.75, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 7.24 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.74, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.81 | 9.13 | 10.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.37 | 7.8 | 8.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5 | 7.31 | 7.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.26 | 7.24 | 7.28 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 45 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.57 compare
- 46 Madagascar 7.36 compare
- 47 Congo 7.29 compare
- 49 Somalia 7.14 compare
- 50 Uganda 7.06 compare
- 51 Côte d'Ivoire 7.04 compare
More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,107 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 197 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0481 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5304 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Djibouti?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Djibouti was 7.24 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 10.48 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.24 in 2022.
- How does Djibouti rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Djibouti ranks 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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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