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

(SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked countries: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 10.25 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
10.25
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
34th
of 156 groups
All-time high
12.6
in 2000
All-time low
10.25
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0510152000201120222000: 12.62001: 12.52002: 12.42003: 12.32004: 12.22005: 122006: 11.92007: 11.82008: 11.72009: 11.62010: 11.52011: 11.32012: 11.22013: 11.12014: 112015: 10.92016: 10.72017: 10.72018: 10.52019: 10.52020: 10.42021: 10.32022: 10.3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked countries is 10.25, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked countries peaked at 12.6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.25, in 2022.

(SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked countries ranks 34th of 156 groups on this measure, 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_Land-locked countries, 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_Land-locked countries, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 12.6
2001 12.49 -0.9%
2002 12.38 -0.8%
2003 12.28 -0.8%
2004 12.17 -0.9%
2005 12.04 -1.1%
2006 11.93 -0.8%
2007 11.81 -1.0%
2008 11.7 -0.9%
2009 11.58 -1.1%
2010 11.45 -1.1%
2011 11.34 -1.0%
2012 11.23 -0.9%
2013 11.09 -1.3%
2014 11 -0.8%
2015 10.87 -1.2%
2016 10.74 -1.2%
2017 10.67 -0.7%
2018 10.55 -1.2%
2019 10.48 -0.6%
2020 10.38 -1.0%
2021 10.33 -0.5%
2022 10.25 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.1 11.58 12.6 10
2010s 10.94 10.48 11.45 10
2020s 10.32 10.25 10.38 3

Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked countries

  1. 31 Indonesia 9.15 compare
  2. 32 Ghana 8.34 compare
  3. 33 Malaysia 8.25 compare
  4. 34 Kenya 8.21 compare
  5. 35 Thailand 8.2 compare
  6. 36 Guinea 8.16 compare
  7. 37 Tajikistan 8.15 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked countries?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked countries was 10.25 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked countries?
The highest recorded value was 12.6 in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked countries?
The lowest recorded value was 10.25 in 2022.
How does (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked countries rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
(SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked countries ranks 34th 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_Land-locked countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked countries 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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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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