Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.37 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) recorded 9.37 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 11.26 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.36, in 2018.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 45th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.26 | — |
| 2001 | 11.06 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.85 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 10.67 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 10.47 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.31 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 10.15 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 10.01 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 9.91 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.79 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 9.69 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.62 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.55 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.48 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 9.45 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.4 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.37 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.39 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.36 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.36 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.36 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.38 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.37 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.45 | 9.79 | 11.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.47 | 9.36 | 9.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.37 | 9.36 | 9.38 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
- 43 Guyana 7.76 compare
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 7.68 compare
- 45 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.57 compare
- 46 Madagascar 7.36 compare
- 47 Congo 7.29 compare
- 48 Djibouti 7.24 compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,890 (2100)
- Child deaths 936,884 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.75 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 809,073 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 46.13 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 25.49 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3831 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 250,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) was 9.37 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.26 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.36 in 2018.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 45th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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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