Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Malawi
Malawi: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.2 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.2
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
117th
of 193 countries
All-time high
5.53
in 1990
All-time low
3.18
in 2018
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Malawi, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Malawi stood at 3.2.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Malawi peaked at 5.53 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.18, in 2018.
That places Malawi 117th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.53 | — |
| 1991 | 5.42 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 5.32 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 5.21 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 5.1 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 4.97 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 4.84 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 4.7 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 4.56 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 4.43 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 4.3 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 4.18 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 4.07 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.96 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 3.85 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 3.75 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.66 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.57 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 3.5 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.43 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.37 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.32 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.28 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.24 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.22 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.2 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.19 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.19 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.18 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.18 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.19 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.19 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.2 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.01 | 4.43 | 5.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.83 | 3.43 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.24 | 3.18 | 3.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.19 | 3.19 | 3.2 | 3 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0331 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Malawi?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Malawi was 3.2 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.53 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.18 in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Malawi ranks 117th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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