Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC
(SDGRC) ECA_EAC: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 7.2 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ECA_EAC recorded 7.2 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC peaked at 9.6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.2, in 2022.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_EAC 71st 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_EAC, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.6 | — |
| 2001 | 9.43 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 9.25 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.06 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.89 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 8.74 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 8.55 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.4 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 8.29 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.13 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 7.99 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 7.86 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 7.76 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.67 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.59 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 7.52 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7.44 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 7.41 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.34 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.31 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.25 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 7.25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.2 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.84 | 8.13 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.59 | 7.31 | 7.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.23 | 7.2 | 7.25 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_EAC
- 68 Bhutan 5.32 compare
- 69 Turkmenistan 5.31 compare
- 70 Kazakhstan 5.23 compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 5.18 compare
- 72 Bahrain 5.1 compare
- 73 Lesotho 5.07 compare
- 74 Syrian Arab Republic 5.02 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_EAC
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,706 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 26.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.12 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.55 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.46 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 11.31 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC was 7.2 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_EAC rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_EAC ranks 71st 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_EAC?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_EAC 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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