Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Southern Africa (African Union)
Southern Africa (African Union): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 4.71 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Southern Africa (African Union), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern Africa (African Union) is 4.71, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern Africa (African Union) peaked at 8.75 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.71, in 2022.
Southern Africa (African Union) ranks 100th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Southern Africa (African Union), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.75 | — |
| 2001 | 8.36 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 7.9 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 7.49 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 7.08 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 6.75 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 6.41 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 6.14 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 5.9 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 5.66 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 5.51 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 5.35 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 5.21 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 5.1 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.02 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 4.92 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 4.89 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.85 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.82 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.77 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.75 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.74 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.71 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.04 | 5.66 | 8.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.04 | 4.77 | 5.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.73 | 4.71 | 4.75 | 3 |
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More health data for Southern Africa (African Union)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,219 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4321 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 41,539 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 24,232 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 72,471 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 18,844 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 115,547 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 49,776 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 30,932 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.05 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern Africa (African Union) was 4.71 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.75 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.71 in 2022.
- How does Southern Africa (African Union) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Southern Africa (African Union) ranks 100th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa (African Union) 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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