Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 14.6 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Ethiopia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Ethiopia is 14.6, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% 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 Ethiopia peaked at 19.42 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.6, in 2022.
Ethiopia ranks 8th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.42 | — |
| 1991 | 19.39 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 19.33 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 19.27 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 19.2 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 19.17 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 19.14 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 19.13 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 19.11 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 19.06 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 19 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 18.92 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 18.82 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.7 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 18.58 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 18.44 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 18.3 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 18.14 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 17.98 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 17.8 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 17.61 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 17.4 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 17.16 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 16.91 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 16.66 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 16.4 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 16.15 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 15.89 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 15.64 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 15.39 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 15.13 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 14.86 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 14.6 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.22 | 19.06 | 19.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.47 | 17.8 | 19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.52 | 15.39 | 17.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.86 | 14.6 | 15.13 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Ethiopia?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Ethiopia was 14.6 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.42 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6 in 2022.
- How does Ethiopia rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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