Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) Central Africa
(SDGRC) Central Africa: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 6.88 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) Central Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) Central Africa stood at 6.88.
The figure is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) Central Africa peaked at 8.7 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.88, in 2021.
(SDGRC) Central Africa ranks 75th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) Central Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7 | — |
| 2001 | 8.52 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 8.35 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 8.25 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.06 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 7.93 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 7.79 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 7.67 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.49 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 7.44 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 7.33 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 7.26 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 7.14 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 7.1 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 7.03 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.98 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.98 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.91 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.9 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 6.89 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.89 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6.88 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 6.88 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.02 | 7.44 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.05 | 6.89 | 7.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.88 | 6.88 | 6.89 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) Central Africa
More health data for (SDGRC) Central Africa
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,121 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3661 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 19,461 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 18,515 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 34,456 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 13,047 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 66,018 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 28,042 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 14,995 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.94 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) Central Africa was 6.88 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.88 in 2021.
- How does (SDGRC) Central Africa rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) Central Africa ranks 75th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) Central Africa 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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