Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 6.71 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) stood at 6.71. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) peaked at 10.19 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.71, in 2022.
That places Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 78th 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 Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.19 | — |
| 2001 | 10.02 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 9.8 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 9.64 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 9.41 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 9.23 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 9.03 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.83 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 8.65 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 8.46 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.27 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 8.08 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.88 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.74 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 7.57 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.45 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 7.31 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 7.18 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.07 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.97 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.88 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 6.82 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.71 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.33 | 8.46 | 10.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.55 | 6.97 | 8.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8 | 6.71 | 6.88 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
More health data for Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 13,070 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3177 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 64,492 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 63,976 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 122,658 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 43,511 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 230,145 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 101,677 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 58,166 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.65 (2022)
All data for Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) was 6.71 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.19 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.71 in 2022.
- How does Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) ranks 78th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 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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