Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions)
Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.56 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) is 9.56, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) peaked at 11.43 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.55, in 2018.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) 38th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
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 (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.43 | — |
| 2001 | 11.23 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 11.02 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 10.85 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 10.65 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.49 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 10.33 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 10.19 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 10.09 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.97 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 9.87 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.8 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.73 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.66 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 9.64 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.58 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.55 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.57 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.55 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.55 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.55 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.57 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.56 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.62 | 9.97 | 11.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.65 | 9.55 | 9.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.56 | 9.55 | 9.57 | 3 |
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More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 48,702 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 29.91 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.16 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.33 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.89 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5.9 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) was 9.56 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 (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.43 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.55 in 2018.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) ranks 38th 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 (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) 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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