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
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG), 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 48 Djibouti 7.24 compare
- 49 Somalia 7.14 compare
- 50 Uganda 7.06 compare
- 51 Côte d'Ivoire 7.04 compare
- 52 South Sudan 6.92 compare
- 53 Angola 6.64 compare
- 54 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.59 compare
More health data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 18,317 (2100)
- Child deaths 241,874 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 15.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 496,139 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 14.93 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 254,265 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 29.89 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4584 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 104,932 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 150,729 (2024)
All data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) →
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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