Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
(SDGRC) Eastern Africa: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.06 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa is 9.06, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa peaked at 12.07 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.06, in 2022.
That places (SDGRC) Eastern Africa 50th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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) Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.07 | — |
| 2001 | 11.92 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 11.78 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 11.64 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 11.5 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 11.34 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 11.19 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 11.03 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 10.93 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 10.75 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.6 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 10.45 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 10.31 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 10.15 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 10.02 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.88 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 9.72 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 9.63 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.48 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.39 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 9.25 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 9.19 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.06 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.42 | 10.75 | 12.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.96 | 9.39 | 10.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.17 | 9.06 | 9.25 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
More health data for (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 21,707 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4061 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 106,470 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 103,982 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 202,350 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 63,352 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 369,684 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 159,232 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 95,880 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 7.28 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa was 9.06 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.07 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.06 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) Eastern Africa rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) Eastern Africa ranks 50th 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) Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) Eastern 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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