Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel
(SDGRC) ECA_Sahel: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 12.69 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel stood at 12.69. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel peaked at 12.69 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.41, in 2010.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel 13th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5 | — |
| 2001 | 12.31 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 12.12 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 12.01 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.82 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 11.71 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.6 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.5 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.45 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.43 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 11.41 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 11.44 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 11.48 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 11.53 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 11.64 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 11.7 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.82 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 12 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.12 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 12.25 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 12.44 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 12.56 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 12.69 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.85 | 11.43 | 12.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.74 | 11.41 | 12.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.56 | 12.44 | 12.69 | 3 |
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More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 13,231 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.12 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 10.77 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 10.63 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.8 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel was 12.69 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
- The highest recorded value was 12.69 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.41 in 2010.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel ranks 13th 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_Sahel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel 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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