Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Southern African Development Community (SADC): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.94 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Southern African Development Community (SADC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern African Development Community (SADC) is 5.94, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern African Development Community (SADC) peaked at 9.28 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.94, in 2022.
That places Southern African Development Community (SADC) 84th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 African Development Community (SADC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.28 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 8.68 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 8.38 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 8.08 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 7.84 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 7.59 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 7.36 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 7.19 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 6.99 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 6.84 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.68 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 6.56 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.45 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.35 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.27 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.19 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 6.16 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.1 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 6.05 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 6 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 5.99 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.94 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.04 | 6.99 | 9.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.36 | 6.05 | 6.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.98 | 5.94 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern African Development Community (SADC)
- 81 Sao Tome and Principe 4.68 compare
- 82 Mozambique 4.63 compare
- 83 Barbados 4.56 compare
- 84 Fiji 4.47 compare
- 85 North Macedonia 4.44 compare
- 86 Grenada 4.38 compare
- 87 Zambia 4.33 compare
More health data for Southern African Development Community (SADC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 19,275 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3665 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 87,961 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 83,251 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 164,027 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 52,601 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 299,879 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 128,667 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 76,066 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 14 (2022)
All data for Southern African Development Community (SADC) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern African Development Community (SADC) was 5.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.28 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.94 in 2022.
- How does Southern African Development Community (SADC) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) ranks 84th 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 African Development Community (SADC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern African Development Community (SADC) 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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