Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 8.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.4%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
25th
of 198 countries
All-time high
19.5%
in 1980
All-time low
8.4%
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Afghanistan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 8.4% for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Afghanistan peaked at 19.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 25th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.5% | — |
| 1981 | 19.2% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 19.0% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 18.7% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 18.5% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 18.0% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 17.7% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 17.4% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 17.2% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 16.9% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 16.7% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 16.2% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 13.9% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.3% | 17.2% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 14.5% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Afghanistan?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Afghanistan was 8.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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