Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in East African Community (EAC)
East African Community (EAC): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 7.2 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in East African Community (EAC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in East African Community (EAC) is 7.2, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in East African Community (EAC) peaked at 9.6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.2, in 2022.
East African Community (EAC) ranks 71st 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 East African Community (EAC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.6 | — |
| 2001 | 9.43 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 9.25 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.06 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.89 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 8.74 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 8.55 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.4 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 8.29 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.13 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 7.99 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 7.86 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 7.76 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.67 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.59 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 7.52 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7.44 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 7.41 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.34 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.31 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.25 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 7.25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.2 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.84 | 8.13 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.59 | 7.31 | 7.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.23 | 7.2 | 7.25 | 3 |
Countries ranked near East African Community (EAC)
- 68 Bhutan 5.32 compare
- 69 Turkmenistan 5.31 compare
- 70 Kazakhstan 5.23 compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 5.18 compare
- 72 Bahrain 5.1 compare
- 73 Lesotho 5.07 compare
- 74 Syrian Arab Republic 5.02 compare
More health data for East African Community (EAC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 15,736 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3683 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 69,698 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 71,052 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 133,088 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 43,300 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 247,440 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 106,690 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 63,390 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.12 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in East African Community (EAC)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in East African Community (EAC) was 7.2 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in East African Community (EAC)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in East African Community (EAC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2 in 2022.
- How does East African Community (EAC) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- East African Community (EAC) ranks 71st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in East African Community (EAC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East African Community (EAC) 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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