Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Niger
Niger: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 16.11 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
16.11
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
7th
of 193 countries
All-time high
18.03
in 1990
All-time low
15.34
in 2011
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Niger, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Niger is 16.11, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Niger peaked at 18.03 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.34, in 2011.
That places Niger 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.03 | — |
| 1991 | 17.88 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 17.73 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 17.57 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 17.41 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 17.24 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 17.06 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 16.88 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 16.69 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 16.5 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 16.32 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 16.15 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 15.99 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 15.85 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 15.72 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 15.61 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 15.53 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 15.46 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.4 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.37 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 15.35 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 15.34 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 15.35 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 15.38 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.44 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.5 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.58 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 15.67 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 15.75 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 15.84 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 15.94 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.03 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 16.11 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3 | 16.5 | 18.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.74 | 15.37 | 16.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.52 | 15.34 | 15.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.03 | 15.94 | 16.11 | 3 |
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More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.058 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0454 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Niger?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Niger was 16.11 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 18.03 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.34 in 2011.
- How does Niger rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Niger ranks 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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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