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
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS, 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
- 17 Gambia 10.44 compare
- 18 Viet Nam 10.08 compare
- 19 Philippines 10.06 compare
- 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.05 compare
- 21 Mauritania 10 compare
- 22 Mali 9.99 compare
- 23 Chad 9.72 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 11,440 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 33.72 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 12.06 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.38 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.24 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.23 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.74 (2020)
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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