Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs
(SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 10.49 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs is 10.49, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% 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 LDCs peaked at 12.94 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.49, in 2022.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs 29th 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_Land-locked LDCs, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.94 | — |
| 2001 | 12.81 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 12.71 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 12.59 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 12.47 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.33 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 12.22 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 12.09 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 11.98 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.85 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 11.72 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.6 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 11.49 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.34 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 11.26 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.12 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 10.99 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 10.92 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.79 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 10.73 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.62 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.57 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 10.49 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4 | 11.85 | 12.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2 | 10.73 | 11.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.56 | 10.49 | 10.62 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs
- 26 Saudi Arabia 9.34 compare
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 9.33 compare
- 28 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.2 compare
- 29 Cape Verde 9.19 compare
- 30 Mauritius 9.16 compare
- 31 Indonesia 9.15 compare
- 32 Ghana 8.34 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 13,413 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 18.91 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 6 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 16.75 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 9.33 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.04 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 15.56 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs was 10.49 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 LDCs?
- The highest recorded value was 12.94 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.49 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs ranks 29th 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 LDCs?
- 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 LDCs 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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