Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Kenya
Kenya: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 8.21 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Kenya, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 8.21 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.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Kenya peaked at 11.98 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.21, in 2022.
That places Kenya 34th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.98 | — |
| 1991 | 11.85 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 11.72 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 11.6 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 11.48 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 11.35 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 11.23 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 11.1 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 10.97 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 10.82 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 10.67 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 10.5 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 10.33 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.15 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 9.98 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 9.81 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 9.65 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 9.5 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 9.36 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 9.24 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 9.12 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 9.01 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.9 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.8 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.71 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.62 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.55 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 8.5 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.44 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.39 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.34 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 8.28 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 8.21 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.41 | 10.82 | 11.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.92 | 9.24 | 10.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7 | 8.39 | 9.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.28 | 8.21 | 8.34 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Kenya?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Kenya was 8.21 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 11.98 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.21 in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Kenya ranks 34th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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