Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)
(SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.92 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) recorded 3.92 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 2.3% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) peaked at 11.71 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.92, in 2022.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) 108th 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_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.71 | — |
| 2001 | 11 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 10.2 | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 9.4 | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 8.69 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 8.07 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 7.44 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 6.91 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 6.46 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 6.02 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 5.67 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 5.39 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 5.13 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 4.94 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.76 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 4.57 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 4.48 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.39 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.29 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.2 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.1 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.01 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 3.92 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.59 | 6.02 | 11.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.78 | 4.2 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.01 | 3.92 | 4.1 | 3 |
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More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,264 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 53.64 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.65 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.73 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 20.11 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 6.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 16.33 (2020)
All data for (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) was 3.92 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.71 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.92 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) ranks 108th 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_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) 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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