Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 7.68 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
7.68
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
44th
of 193 countries
All-time high
11.37
in 1990
All-time low
7.67
in 2019
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Guinea-Bissau is 7.68, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 11.37 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.67, in 2019.
That places Guinea-Bissau 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.37 | — |
| 1991 | 11.19 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 11.04 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 10.88 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 10.73 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 10.57 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 10.4 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 10.21 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 10.01 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 9.81 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 9.6 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 9.39 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 9.19 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 9 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 8.82 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 8.66 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 8.51 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 8.37 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 8.24 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 8.13 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.03 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 7.94 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 7.87 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.81 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 7.77 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.74 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.72 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.7 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.69 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.67 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.67 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.67 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.68 | +0.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 7.68 is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.85, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 7.68 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.33, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.62 | 9.81 | 11.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.79 | 8.13 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.79 | 7.67 | 8.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.67 | 7.67 | 7.68 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0683 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Guinea-Bissau?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Guinea-Bissau was 7.68 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 11.37 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.67 in 2019.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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