Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Middle Africa (UNSDG)
Middle Africa (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 6.69 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Middle Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Middle Africa (UNSDG) recorded 6.69 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Middle Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 10.41 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.69, in 2022.
That places Middle Africa (UNSDG) 80th 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 Middle Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.41 | — |
| 2001 | 10.24 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 10.01 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 9.84 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 9.6 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 9.42 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 9.2 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.99 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 8.8 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 8.6 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 8.4 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 8.19 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 7.99 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 7.84 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 7.65 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 7.52 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 7.36 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 7.22 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 7.1 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.98 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.88 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 6.81 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 6.69 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.51 | 8.6 | 10.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.62 | 6.98 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.79 | 6.69 | 6.88 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Middle Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 12,128 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 26.87 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.17 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 11.66 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 14.34 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.38 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.21 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5.5 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.6 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 39.2 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Middle Africa (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Middle Africa (UNSDG) was 6.69 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Middle Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.41 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Middle Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.69 in 2022.
- How does Middle Africa (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Middle Africa (UNSDG) ranks 80th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Middle Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle Africa (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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