Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) West Africa
(SDGRC) West Africa: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 12.03 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) West Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) West Africa is 12.03, measured in 2022. 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 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) West Africa peaked at 12.03 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.84, in 2010.
That places (SDGRC) West Africa 17th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) West Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.98 | — |
| 2001 | 11.79 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.6 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 11.47 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 11.29 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 11.17 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 11.06 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.95 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.9 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 10.86 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 10.84 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 10.87 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 10.91 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.95 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 11.05 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 11.11 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.22 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.39 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 11.5 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.62 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 11.79 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 11.91 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 12.03 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.31 | 10.86 | 11.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.15 | 10.84 | 11.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.91 | 11.79 | 12.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) West Africa
- 14 Myanmar 11.23 compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 10.84 compare
- 16 Nepal 10.56 compare
- 17 Gambia 10.44 compare
- 18 Viet Nam 10.08 compare
- 19 Philippines 10.06 compare
- 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.05 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) West Africa
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,526 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3568 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 81,861 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 141,307 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 155,960 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 88,651 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 385,918 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 162,750 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 74,099 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.44 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) West Africa?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) West Africa was 12.03 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) West Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.03 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) West Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.84 in 2010.
- How does (SDGRC) West Africa rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) West Africa ranks 17th 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) West Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this (SDGRC) West Africa 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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