Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC
(SDGRC) ECA_SADC: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.94 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC is 5.94, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC peaked at 9.28 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.94, in 2022.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_SADC 84th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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_SADC, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.28 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 8.68 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 8.38 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 8.08 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 7.84 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 7.59 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 7.36 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 7.19 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 6.99 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 6.84 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.68 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 6.56 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.45 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.35 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.27 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.19 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 6.16 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.1 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 6.05 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 6 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 5.99 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.94 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.04 | 6.99 | 9.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.36 | 6.05 | 6.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.98 | 5.94 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_SADC
- 81 Sao Tome and Principe 4.68 compare
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- 83 Barbados 4.56 compare
- 84 Fiji 4.47 compare
- 85 North Macedonia 4.44 compare
- 86 Grenada 4.38 compare
- 87 Zambia 4.33 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_SADC
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 19,275 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.82 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 14 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.95 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.57 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.05 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC was 5.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC?
- The highest recorded value was 9.28 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.94 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_SADC rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_SADC ranks 84th 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_SADC?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_SADC 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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