Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Senegal
Senegal: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 16.32 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
16.32
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
5th
of 193 countries
All-time high
18.87
in 1990
All-time low
16.32
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Senegal, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Senegal stood at 16.32. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Senegal peaked at 18.87 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.32, in 2022.
That places Senegal 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.87 | — |
| 1991 | 18.76 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 18.65 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 18.54 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 18.43 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 18.32 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 18.2 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 18.08 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 17.95 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 17.81 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 17.68 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 17.55 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 17.42 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 17.29 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 17.17 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 17.06 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 16.96 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 16.86 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.78 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 16.71 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 16.65 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 16.6 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 16.55 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.51 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 16.47 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.43 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.41 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.39 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.37 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 16.35 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.34 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 16.33 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 16.32 | -0.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 16.32 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.75, 2.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 16.32 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.33, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.36 | 17.81 | 18.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.15 | 16.71 | 17.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.47 | 16.35 | 16.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.33 | 16.32 | 16.34 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Senegal?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Senegal was 16.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 18.87 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.32 in 2022.
- How does Senegal rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Senegal ranks 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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