Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Gabon
Gabon: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.74 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
5.74
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
9.6
in 1990
All-time low
5.74
in 2020
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Gabon, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 5.74 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Gabon peaked at 9.6 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.74, in 2020.
That places Gabon 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.6 | — |
| 1991 | 9.47 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 9.33 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 9.19 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 9.04 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 8.89 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 8.73 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 8.56 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 8.38 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 8.2 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 8.02 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 7.83 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 7.64 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 7.46 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 7.28 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 7.1 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 6.92 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 6.76 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 6.61 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 6.47 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 6.35 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 6.24 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.14 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.06 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.98 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 5.92 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.87 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.82 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.78 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.76 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.74 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 5.74 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.74 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.94 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.21 | 6.47 | 8.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.99 | 5.76 | 6.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.74 | 5.74 | 5.74 | 3 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0475 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Gabon?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Gabon was 5.74 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.74 in 2020.
- How does Gabon rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Gabon ranks 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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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