Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
(SDGRC) ECA_IGAD: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 11.37 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD stood at 11.37. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD peaked at 14.17 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.37, in 2022.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD 23rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
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_IGAD, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.17 | — |
| 2001 | 14.02 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 13.89 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 13.75 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 13.65 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 13.47 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 13.34 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.23 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.12 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.96 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.83 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 12.71 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 12.59 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.42 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 12.32 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.17 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 12.03 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 11.93 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 11.77 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 11.7 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 11.57 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 11.5 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 11.37 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.56 | 12.96 | 14.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.25 | 11.7 | 12.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.48 | 11.37 | 11.57 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
- 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.05 compare
- 21 Mauritania 10 compare
- 22 Mali 9.99 compare
- 23 Chad 9.72 compare
- 24 Namibia 9.57 compare
- 25 Botswana 9.48 compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 9.34 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,616 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 23.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.42 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 18.32 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 9.47 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.32 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.59 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD was 11.37 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- The highest recorded value was 14.17 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.37 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD ranks 23rd 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_IGAD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD 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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