Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 8.12 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) stood at 8.12. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 10.91 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.12, in 2022.
That places Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 65th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.91 | — |
| 2001 | 10.69 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 10.48 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 10.26 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 10.07 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 9.88 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 9.71 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 9.55 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 9.44 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 9.28 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 9.16 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 9.04 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 8.94 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.81 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.73 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8.62 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 8.53 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.48 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.38 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.32 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.24 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.2 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.12 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.03 | 9.28 | 10.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7 | 8.32 | 9.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.18 | 8.12 | 8.24 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 22,212 (2100)
- Child deaths 223,969 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.49 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 258,592 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 27.2 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 12.9 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4701 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 115,372 (2024)
All data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 8.12 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.91 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.12 in 2022.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 65th 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 and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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