Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.78 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) stood at 5.78. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 6.06 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.78, in 2022.
That places Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 88th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.06 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 5.95 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.91 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 5.9 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.87 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.87 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.9 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.89 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.91 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.92 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.9 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.9 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.89 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.87 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.85 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.84 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.82 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.82 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.81 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.8 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.79 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.78 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.93 | 5.87 | 6.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.86 | 5.81 | 5.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.79 | 5.78 | 5.8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -11.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,884 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 148,273 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.31 (2024)
- Child deaths 52,963 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.97 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.7 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 95,310 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5151 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 49,171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) was 5.78 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.78 in 2022.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 88th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia (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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