Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Uganda
Uganda: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 7.06 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
7.06
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
50th
of 193 countries
All-time high
9.36
in 1990
All-time low
6.62
in 2011
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Uganda, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 7.06 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Uganda peaked at 9.36 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.62, in 2011.
Uganda ranks 50th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.36 | — |
| 1991 | 9.15 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 8.95 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 8.76 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 8.57 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 8.4 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 8.23 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 8.06 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 7.89 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 7.73 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 7.56 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 7.41 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 7.26 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 7.13 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 7.01 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.91 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.83 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 6.76 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.7 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.66 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 6.64 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.62 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.62 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.63 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.65 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.68 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.71 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.76 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.81 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.87 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.93 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 7 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 7.06 | +0.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 7.06 is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.85, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 7.06 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.33, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.51 | 7.73 | 9.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.02 | 6.66 | 7.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7 | 6.62 | 6.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 6.93 | 7.06 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Uganda?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Uganda was 7.06 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.36 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.62 in 2011.
- How does Uganda rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Uganda ranks 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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