Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.49 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Rwanda, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Rwanda is 5.49, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Rwanda peaked at 9.69 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.49, in 2022.
That places Rwanda 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.69 | — |
| 1991 | 9.6 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 9.51 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 9.41 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 9.31 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 9.2 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 9.07 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 8.94 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 8.79 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 8.63 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 8.45 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 8.24 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 8.01 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 7.79 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 7.6 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 7.44 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 7.29 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 7.14 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 6.99 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 6.84 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 6.7 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 6.56 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 6.43 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 6.31 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 6.2 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 6.1 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.01 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.92 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.83 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 5.74 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 5.65 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 5.57 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 5.49 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.21 | 8.63 | 9.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.58 | 6.84 | 8.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.18 | 5.74 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.57 | 5.49 | 5.65 | 3 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.1694 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0546 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0497 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Rwanda?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Rwanda was 5.49 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.69 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.49 in 2022.
- How does Rwanda rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Rwanda ranks 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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