Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Southern Africa (UNSDG)
Southern Africa (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.92 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Southern Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern Africa (UNSDG) is 3.92, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 11.71 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.92, in 2022.
Southern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 108th 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 (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.71 | — |
| 2001 | 11 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 10.2 | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 9.4 | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 8.69 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 8.07 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 7.44 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 6.91 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 6.46 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 6.02 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 5.67 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 5.39 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 5.13 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 4.94 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.76 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 4.57 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 4.48 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.39 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.29 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.2 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.1 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.01 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 3.92 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.59 | 6.02 | 11.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.78 | 4.2 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.01 | 3.92 | 4.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa (UNSDG)
- 105 Slovakia 3.56 compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 3.52 compare
- 106 Iraq 3.52 compare
- 108 Jordan 3.5 compare
- 109 United Arab Emirates 3.44 compare
- 110 Sierra Leone 3.41 compare
- 111 Russian Federation 3.34 compare
More health data for Southern Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,264 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 53.64 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.65 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.73 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 20.11 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 6.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 16.33 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 3 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.4 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 74.7 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern Africa (UNSDG) was 3.92 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.71 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.92 in 2022.
- How does Southern Africa (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Southern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 108th 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 (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa (UNSDG) 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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