Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 11.37 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is 11.37, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) peaked at 14.17 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.37, in 2022.
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) ranks 23rd of 156 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.17 | — |
| 2001 | 14.02 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 13.89 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 13.75 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 13.65 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 13.47 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 13.34 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.23 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.12 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.96 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.83 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 12.71 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 12.59 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.42 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 12.32 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.17 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 12.03 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 11.93 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 11.77 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 11.7 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 11.57 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 11.5 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 11.37 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.56 | 12.96 | 14.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.25 | 11.7 | 12.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.48 | 11.37 | 11.57 | 3 |
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More health data for Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4752 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 83,439 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 51,679 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 147,567 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 31,708 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 230,954 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 95,836 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 64,128 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.42 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.32 (2022)
All data for Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) was 11.37 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.17 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.37 in 2022.
- How does Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) ranks 23rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 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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