Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.58 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Zimbabwe, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Zimbabwe is 5.58, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Zimbabwe peaked at 9.56 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.58, in 2022.
That places Zimbabwe 65th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.56 | — |
| 1991 | 9.46 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 9.36 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 9.25 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 9.17 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 9.1 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 9 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 8.86 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 8.71 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 8.54 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 8.37 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 8.19 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 8.03 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 7.89 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 7.75 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 7.61 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 7.47 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 7.34 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 7.22 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 7.09 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 6.98 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.86 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.73 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.6 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 6.45 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 6.29 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.13 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.99 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 5.86 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.76 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.68 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.63 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.58 | -0.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 5.58 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.75, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 5.58 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.33, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1 | 8.54 | 9.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7 | 7.09 | 8.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.37 | 5.76 | 6.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.63 | 5.58 | 5.68 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Zimbabwe?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Zimbabwe was 5.58 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 9.56 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.58 in 2022.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Zimbabwe ranks 65th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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