Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs
(SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.03 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil 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_Non-Oil LDCs is 9.03, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs peaked at 11.11 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.03, in 2022.
(SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs ranks 52nd 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_Non-Oil LDCs, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.11 | — |
| 2001 | 10.98 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 10.86 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.73 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 10.61 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 10.48 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.38 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.25 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 10.15 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.03 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 9.92 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.82 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.72 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 9.61 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 9.55 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 9.45 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.35 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.32 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.23 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.19 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.11 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 9.08 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 9.03 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.56 | 10.03 | 11.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.52 | 9.19 | 9.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.08 | 9.03 | 9.11 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs
- 49 Somalia 7.14 compare
- 50 Uganda 7.06 compare
- 51 Côte d'Ivoire 7.04 compare
- 52 South Sudan 6.92 compare
- 53 Angola 6.64 compare
- 54 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.59 compare
- 55 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6.51 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 21,458 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 23.19 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.01 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 14.8 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 9.41 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 2.83 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.89 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs was 9.03 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs?
- The highest recorded value was 11.11 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.03 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs ranks 52nd 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_Non-Oil LDCs?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil 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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