Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Eastern Africa (African Union)
Eastern Africa (African Union): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 10.29 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Eastern Africa (African Union), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eastern Africa (African Union) stood at 10.29. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eastern Africa (African Union) peaked at 12.59 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.29, in 2022.
That places Eastern Africa (African Union) 33rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Eastern Africa (African Union), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.59 | — |
| 2001 | 12.46 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 12.33 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 12.2 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 12.09 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.94 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 11.82 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 11.7 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 11.61 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.47 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 11.36 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 11.25 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.16 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.02 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 10.94 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 10.83 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.72 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.67 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 10.55 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 10.51 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.41 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 10.37 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.29 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.02 | 11.47 | 12.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9 | 10.51 | 11.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.36 | 10.29 | 10.41 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa (African Union)
More health data for Eastern Africa (African Union)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 16,377 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4757 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 99,009 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 78,391 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 177,529 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 44,051 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 299,971 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 122,571 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 78,520 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.69 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eastern Africa (African Union) was 10.29 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.59 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.29 in 2022.
- How does Eastern Africa (African Union) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Eastern Africa (African Union) ranks 33rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa (African Union) 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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