Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Somalia
Somalia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 7.14 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Somalia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Somalia is 7.14, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Somalia peaked at 10.42 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.14, in 2022.
Somalia ranks 49th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.42 | — |
| 1991 | 10.28 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 10.15 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 10.02 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 9.89 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 9.77 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 9.65 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 9.51 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 9.35 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 9.17 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 8.96 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 8.74 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 8.55 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 8.4 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 8.28 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 8.18 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.1 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 8.01 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.91 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.81 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.72 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 7.63 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.54 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.47 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.4 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 7.35 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.3 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.26 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.22 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.19 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.17 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.15 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 7.14 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.82 | 9.17 | 10.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.29 | 7.81 | 8.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.41 | 7.19 | 7.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.15 | 7.14 | 7.17 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 46 Madagascar 7.36 compare
- 47 Congo 7.29 compare
- 48 Djibouti 7.24 compare
- 50 Uganda 7.06 compare
- 51 Côte d'Ivoire 7.04 compare
- 52 South Sudan 6.92 compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Somalia?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Somalia was 7.14 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.42 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.14 in 2022.
- How does Somalia rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Somalia ranks 49th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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