Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 14.14 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
14.14
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
11th
of 193 countries
All-time high
15.01
in 1990
All-time low
11.89
in 2009
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Nigeria, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Nigeria stood at 14.14.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Nigeria peaked at 15.01 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.89, in 2009.
Nigeria ranks 11th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.01 | — |
| 1991 | 14.79 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 14.58 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 14.37 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 14.16 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 13.95 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 13.73 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 13.52 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 13.3 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 13.09 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 12.89 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 12.7 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 12.52 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 12.37 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 12.24 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 12.12 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 12.03 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 11.95 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 11.9 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.89 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 11.91 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 11.97 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.06 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.19 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 12.35 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 12.54 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 12.75 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 12.97 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 13.19 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 13.42 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 13.66 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 13.9 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 14.14 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.05 | 13.09 | 15.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.26 | 11.89 | 12.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.54 | 11.91 | 13.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9 | 13.66 | 14.14 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Nigeria?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Nigeria was 14.14 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.01 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.89 in 2009.
- How does Nigeria rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Nigeria ranks 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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