Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 10.54 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 10.54, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 11.63 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.15, in 2013.
West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 27th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.63 | — |
| 2001 | 11.44 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.23 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 11.1 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 10.89 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.76 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.61 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 10.47 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 10.38 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 10.3 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 10.23 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.19 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.15 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 10.15 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.16 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.17 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.19 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.27 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 10.31 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.36 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.44 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 10.5 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 10.54 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.88 | 10.3 | 11.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.22 | 10.15 | 10.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5 | 10.44 | 10.54 | 3 |
Countries ranked near West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- 24 Namibia 9.57 compare
- 25 Botswana 9.48 compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 9.34 compare
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 9.33 compare
- 28 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.2 compare
- 29 Cape Verde 9.19 compare
- 30 Mauritius 9.16 compare
More health data for West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,625 (2100)
- Child deaths 712,753 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 27.06 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.26 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 550,053 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 62.68 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 36.62 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 134,312 (2024)
All data for West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 10.54 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.63 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.15 in 2013.
- How does West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 27th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.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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