Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)
Eastern Africa (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 8.69 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG) stood at 8.69. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 10.84 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.69, in 2022.
Eastern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 58th 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 Eastern Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.84 | — |
| 2001 | 10.71 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 10.61 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.49 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.39 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 10.26 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.15 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.03 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.95 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.82 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 9.71 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.61 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.51 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 9.39 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.31 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 9.19 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 9.09 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.04 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.93 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.89 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.79 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.76 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.69 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.32 | 9.82 | 10.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.27 | 8.89 | 9.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.75 | 8.69 | 8.79 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Eastern Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 18,688 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 23.19 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.07 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 15.22 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 8.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 2.57 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.11 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 4.8 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.9 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 57.8 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG) was 8.69 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.84 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.69 in 2022.
- How does Eastern Africa (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Eastern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 58th 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 (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa (UNSDG) 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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