Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 8.91 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 8.91, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 11.19 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.91, in 2022.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 53rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.19 | — |
| 2001 | 11.05 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 10.92 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.8 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.68 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 10.54 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 10.41 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 10.29 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 10.19 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.07 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 9.96 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.84 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.73 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.62 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.52 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 9.42 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.32 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.25 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.15 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.1 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.02 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 8.97 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.91 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.62 | 10.07 | 11.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.49 | 9.1 | 9.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.96 | 8.91 | 9.02 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 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
- 55 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6.51 compare
- 56 Cuba 6.43 compare
More health data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 40,646 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 30.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.59 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.64 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.25 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.94 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5.8 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.2 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 8.91 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.19 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.91 in 2022.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 53rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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