Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)

Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.06 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.06
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
51st
of 156 groups
All-time high
10.95
in 2000
All-time low
9.06
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG), 2000–2022

02.557.5102000201120222000: 112001: 10.82002: 10.82003: 10.72004: 10.62005: 10.52006: 10.52007: 10.42008: 10.32009: 10.22010: 10.12011: 102012: 102013: 9.82014: 9.82015: 9.62016: 9.52017: 9.52018: 9.32019: 9.32020: 9.22021: 9.12022: 9.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) is 9.06, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) peaked at 10.95 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.06, in 2022.

Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) ranks 51st of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 10.95
2001 10.84 -1.0%
2002 10.77 -0.7%
2003 10.7 -0.7%
2004 10.62 -0.7%
2005 10.53 -0.9%
2006 10.46 -0.7%
2007 10.37 -0.8%
2008 10.31 -0.6%
2009 10.22 -0.9%
2010 10.13 -0.9%
2011 10.04 -0.9%
2012 9.95 -0.9%
2013 9.84 -1.1%
2014 9.76 -0.9%
2015 9.64 -1.2%
2016 9.53 -1.1%
2017 9.46 -0.8%
2018 9.34 -1.2%
2019 9.28 -0.7%
2020 9.18 -1.1%
2021 9.12 -0.7%
2022 9.06 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.58 10.22 10.95 10
2010s 9.7 9.28 10.13 10
2020s 9.12 9.06 9.18 3

Countries ranked near Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)

  1. 48 Djibouti 7.24 compare
  2. 49 Somalia 7.14 compare
  3. 50 Uganda 7.06 compare
  4. 51 Côte d'Ivoire 7.04 compare
  5. 52 South Sudan 6.92 compare
  6. 53 Angola 6.64 compare
  7. 54 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.59 compare

See the full ranking of 349 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) was 9.06 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)?
The highest recorded value was 10.95 in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.06 in 2022.
How does Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) ranks 51st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) 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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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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