Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS

(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 11.93 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
11.93
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
20th
of 156 groups
All-time high
11.93
in 2022
All-time low
10.58
in 2010
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS, 2000–2022

02.557.51012.52000201120222000: 11.72001: 11.52002: 11.32003: 11.22004: 112005: 10.92006: 10.82007: 10.72008: 10.62009: 10.62010: 10.62011: 10.62012: 10.72013: 10.72014: 10.82015: 10.92016: 112017: 11.22018: 11.32019: 11.52020: 11.72021: 11.82022: 11.9

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS is 11.93, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS peaked at 11.93 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.58, in 2010.

That places (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS 20th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 11.74
2001 11.54 -1.7%
2002 11.34 -1.7%
2003 11.22 -1.1%
2004 11.02 -1.7%
2005 10.91 -1.1%
2006 10.8 -1.0%
2007 10.68 -1.1%
2008 10.64 -0.4%
2009 10.6 -0.3%
2010 10.58 -0.2%
2011 10.63 +0.4%
2012 10.66 +0.3%
2013 10.72 +0.5%
2014 10.84 +1.1%
2015 10.9 +0.5%
2016 11.02 +1.1%
2017 11.21 +1.8%
2018 11.34 +1.1%
2019 11.47 +1.1%
2020 11.66 +1.7%
2021 11.8 +1.2%
2022 11.93 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.05 10.6 11.74 10
2010s 10.94 10.58 11.47 10
2020s 11.8 11.66 11.93 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS was 11.93 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
The highest recorded value was 11.93 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
The lowest recorded value was 10.58 in 2010.
How does (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS ranks 20th 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_ECOWAS?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS 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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Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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