Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries
(SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.14 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries recorded 9.14 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries peaked at 11.56 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.14, in 2022.
(SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries ranks 48th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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_Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.56 | — |
| 2001 | 11.41 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 11.26 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 11.12 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 10.97 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 10.82 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 10.68 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 10.54 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 10.43 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 10.28 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 10.16 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 10.03 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 9.93 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.8 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.72 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 9.62 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.51 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.46 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 9.37 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.31 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.24 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 9.21 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 9.14 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.91 | 10.28 | 11.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.69 | 9.31 | 10.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2 | 9.14 | 9.24 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries
- 45 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.57 compare
- 46 Madagascar 7.36 compare
- 47 Congo 7.29 compare
- 48 Djibouti 7.24 compare
- 49 Somalia 7.14 compare
- 50 Uganda 7.06 compare
- 51 Côte d'Ivoire 7.04 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 35,033 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 24.28 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.51 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 14.59 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 10.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.29 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries was 9.14 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 11.56 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.14 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries ranks 48th 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_Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed 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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