Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Western Africa (UNSDG)
Western Africa (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 12.01 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Western Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Western Africa (UNSDG) stood at 12.01. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Western Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 12.01 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.84, in 2010.
That places Western Africa (UNSDG) 19th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Western Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.99 | — |
| 2001 | 11.8 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.61 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 11.48 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 11.29 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 11.18 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 11.07 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.95 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.9 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 10.87 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 10.84 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 10.87 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.9 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.94 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 11.05 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 11.1 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.2 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.38 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.48 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.6 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 11.77 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 11.89 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 12.01 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.31 | 10.87 | 11.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.14 | 10.84 | 11.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.89 | 11.77 | 12.01 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa (UNSDG)
- 16 Nepal 10.56 compare
- 17 Gambia 10.44 compare
- 18 Viet Nam 10.08 compare
- 19 Philippines 10.06 compare
- 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.05 compare
- 21 Mauritania 10 compare
- 22 Mali 9.99 compare
More health data for Western Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,770 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.96 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.32 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.14 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.26 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 6.5 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.3 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 50.1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Western Africa (UNSDG) was 12.01 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.01 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.84 in 2010.
- How does Western Africa (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Western Africa (UNSDG) ranks 19th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western 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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