Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.57 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
9.57
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
24th
of 193 countries
All-time high
14.36
in 1990
All-time low
9.57
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Namibia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Namibia stood at 9.57. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Namibia peaked at 14.36 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.57, in 2022.
Namibia ranks 24th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.36 | — |
| 1991 | 14.27 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 14.17 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 14.07 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 13.97 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 13.85 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 13.73 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 13.61 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 13.48 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 13.35 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 13.22 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 13.1 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 12.95 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 12.79 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 12.6 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 12.39 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 12.15 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 11.92 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 11.69 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 11.48 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.29 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.11 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 10.93 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 10.75 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 10.57 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 10.4 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 10.25 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 10.11 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.98 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 9.87 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.76 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.66 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 9.57 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.89 | 13.35 | 14.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.43 | 11.48 | 13.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.53 | 9.87 | 11.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.66 | 9.57 | 9.76 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 21 Mauritania 10 compare
- 22 Mali 9.99 compare
- 23 Chad 9.72 compare
- 25 Botswana 9.48 compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 9.34 compare
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 9.33 compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 0.9541 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0127 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0095 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Namibia?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Namibia was 9.57 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.36 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.57 in 2022.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Namibia ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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