Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Seychelles

Seychelles: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.74 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
5.74
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
63rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
9.09
in 1990
All-time low
5.74
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Seychelles, 1990–2022

02468101990200620221990: 9.11991: 8.91992: 8.61993: 8.41994: 8.21995: 81996: 7.81997: 7.51998: 7.41999: 7.22000: 72001: 6.92002: 6.82003: 6.72004: 6.62005: 6.52006: 6.52007: 6.42008: 6.42009: 6.42010: 6.32011: 6.32012: 6.32013: 6.32014: 6.32015: 6.22016: 6.22017: 6.22018: 6.12019: 62020: 5.92021: 5.82022: 5.7

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Seychelles is 5.74, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Seychelles peaked at 9.09 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.74, in 2022.

That places Seychelles 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Seychelles, 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 Seychelles, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 9.09
1991 8.86 -2.5%
1992 8.64 -2.5%
1993 8.41 -2.7%
1994 8.19 -2.6%
1995 7.97 -2.7%
1996 7.75 -2.8%
1997 7.54 -2.7%
1998 7.36 -2.4%
1999 7.19 -2.3%
2000 7.04 -2.1%
2001 6.9 -2.0%
2002 6.77 -1.9%
2003 6.66 -1.6%
2004 6.58 -1.2%
2005 6.51 -1.1%
2006 6.46 -0.8%
2007 6.42 -0.6%
2008 6.39 -0.5%
2009 6.36 -0.5%
2010 6.33 -0.5%
2011 6.31 -0.3%
2012 6.28 -0.5%
2013 6.27 -0.2%
2014 6.26 -0.2%
2015 6.24 -0.3%
2016 6.2 -0.6%
2017 6.16 -0.6%
2018 6.09 -1.1%
2019 6.01 -1.3%
2020 5.92 -1.5%
2021 5.83 -1.5%
2022 5.74 -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.1 7.19 9.09 10
2000s 6.61 6.36 7.04 10
2010s 6.21 6.01 6.33 10
2020s 5.83 5.74 5.92 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Seychelles?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Seychelles was 5.74 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 9.09 in 1990.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 5.74 in 2022.
How does Seychelles rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Seychelles ranks 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Seychelles 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
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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