Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA
(SDGRC) ECA_COMESA: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 8.23 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA stood at 8.23. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA peaked at 10.47 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.23, in 2022.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA 62nd 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) ECA_COMESA, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.47 | — |
| 2001 | 10.36 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.25 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.15 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.07 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 9.95 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 9.86 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 9.77 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 9.7 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 9.58 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 9.48 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.37 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.26 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.14 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.04 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.92 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 8.79 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 8.7 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.58 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 8.5 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.38 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 8.33 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.23 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.02 | 9.58 | 10.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.98 | 8.5 | 9.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.31 | 8.23 | 8.38 | 3 |
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More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,734 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 34.63 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 16.09 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.43 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 15.73 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 6.13 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.85 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA was 8.23 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA?
- The highest recorded value was 10.47 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.23 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA ranks 62nd 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) ECA_COMESA?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA 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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