Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Sudan
Sudan: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 14.38 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
14.38
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 193 countries
All-time high
16.78
in 1990
All-time low
14.28
in 2016
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Sudan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 14.38 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sudan peaked at 16.78 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.28, in 2016.
Sudan ranks 10th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.78 | — |
| 1991 | 16.64 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 16.51 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 16.39 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 16.27 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 16.15 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 16.02 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 15.88 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 15.73 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 15.58 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 15.43 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 15.27 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 15.13 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 14.99 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 14.86 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 14.74 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 14.64 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 14.55 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 14.48 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 14.43 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 14.4 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 14.38 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 14.36 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 14.34 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 14.32 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.29 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 14.28 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 14.29 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 14.3 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.33 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 14.35 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 14.37 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 14.38 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2 | 15.58 | 16.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.85 | 14.43 | 15.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.33 | 14.28 | 14.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.37 | 14.35 | 14.38 | 3 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.054 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sudan?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sudan was 14.38 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.78 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.28 in 2016.
- How does Sudan rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Sudan ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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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