Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Eritrea
Eritrea: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 11.97 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
11.97
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
13th
of 193 countries
All-time high
16.36
in 1990
All-time low
11.97
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Eritrea, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eritrea stood at 11.97. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eritrea peaked at 16.36 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.97, in 2022.
That places Eritrea 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.36 | — |
| 1991 | 16.29 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 16.22 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 16.14 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 16.06 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 15.97 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 15.86 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 15.75 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 15.63 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 15.48 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 15.33 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 15.16 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 14.97 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 14.79 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 14.61 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 14.44 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 14.3 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 14.16 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 14 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 13.82 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 13.62 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 13.41 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 13.21 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 13.04 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 12.89 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 12.76 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 12.65 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.54 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 12.42 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 12.3 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 12.19 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 12.08 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.97 | -0.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 11.97 is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.85, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 11.97 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.33, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.98 | 15.48 | 16.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.56 | 13.82 | 15.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.88 | 12.3 | 13.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.08 | 11.97 | 12.19 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eritrea?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eritrea was 11.97 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.36 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.97 in 2022.
- How does Eritrea rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Eritrea ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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