Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 7.36 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
7.36
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
46th
of 193 countries
All-time high
10.76
in 1990
All-time low
7.36
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Madagascar, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 7.36 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.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Madagascar peaked at 10.76 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.36, in 2022.
Madagascar ranks 46th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.76 | — |
| 1991 | 10.61 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 10.46 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 10.31 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 10.16 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 10.01 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 9.86 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 9.71 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 9.55 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 9.4 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 9.26 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 9.12 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 8.98 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 8.85 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 8.73 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 8.61 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 8.5 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.4 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.3 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.2 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.11 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.01 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.91 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.82 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 7.73 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.66 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7.6 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.55 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.5 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 7.46 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 7.43 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.39 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 7.36 | -0.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 7.36 is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.85, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 7.36 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.33, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.08 | 9.4 | 10.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7 | 8.2 | 9.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.73 | 7.46 | 8.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.39 | 7.36 | 7.43 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % 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 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Madagascar?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Madagascar was 7.36 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.76 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.36 in 2022.
- How does Madagascar rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Madagascar ranks 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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