Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.07 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
5.07
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
73rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
8.75
in 1990
All-time low
5.07
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Lesotho, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Lesotho stood at 5.07. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Lesotho peaked at 8.75 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.07, in 2022.
Lesotho ranks 73rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.75 | — |
| 1991 | 8.58 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 8.41 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 8.25 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 8.08 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 7.92 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 7.76 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 7.6 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 7.45 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 7.3 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 7.14 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 6.98 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 6.81 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 6.65 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 6.49 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 6.34 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 6.19 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 6.07 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.95 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 5.83 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 5.72 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.63 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.53 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.45 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.38 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 5.31 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 5.26 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.21 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 5.16 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.13 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.1 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.08 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 5.07 | -0.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 5.07 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.75, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 5.07 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.33, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.01 | 7.3 | 8.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.45 | 5.83 | 7.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.38 | 5.13 | 5.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.08 | 5.07 | 5.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 70 Kazakhstan 5.23 compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 5.18 compare
- 72 Bahrain 5.1 compare
- 74 Syria 5.02 compare
- 75 Azerbaijan 5.01 compare
- 76 Romania 4.94 compare
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % 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 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % 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 0.0557 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Lesotho?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Lesotho was 5.07 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8.75 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.07 in 2022.
- How does Lesotho rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Lesotho ranks 73rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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