Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 11.93 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) recorded 11.93 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) peaked at 11.93 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.58, in 2010.
That places Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 20th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.74 | — |
| 2001 | 11.54 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 11.34 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 11.22 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 11.02 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.91 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 10.8 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.68 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.64 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 10.6 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 10.58 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 10.63 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.66 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.72 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 10.84 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 10.9 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.02 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 11.21 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 11.34 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 11.47 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 11.66 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 11.8 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 11.93 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.05 | 10.6 | 11.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.94 | 10.58 | 11.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8 | 11.66 | 11.93 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
More health data for Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,567 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.361 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 64,097 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 115,440 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 123,911 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 72,800 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 312,151 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 132,614 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 59,814 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 12.06 (2022)
All data for Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was 11.93 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 West African States (ECOWAS)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.93 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.58 in 2010.
- How does Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ranks 20th 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 West African States (ECOWAS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 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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