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

Latest (2022)
12.69
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
13th
of 156 groups
All-time high
12.69
in 2022
All-time low
11.41
in 2010
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel, 2000–2022

0510152000201120222000: 12.52001: 12.32002: 12.12003: 122004: 11.82005: 11.72006: 11.62007: 11.52008: 11.52009: 11.42010: 11.42011: 11.42012: 11.52013: 11.52014: 11.62015: 11.72016: 11.82017: 122018: 12.12019: 12.32020: 12.42021: 12.62022: 12.7

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

Annual values for Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel, 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel

  1. 10 Sudan 14.38 compare
  2. 11 Nigeria 14.14 compare
  3. 12 Maldives 12.22 compare
  4. 13 Eritrea 11.97 compare
  5. 14 Myanmar 11.23 compare
  6. 15 Burkina Faso 10.84 compare
  7. 16 Nepal 10.56 compare

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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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Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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