Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 6.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
42nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
7.6%
in 1999
All-time low
5.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Côte d'Ivoire, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 6.6% for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 7.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1980.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 42nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.5% | — |
| 1981 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 5.7% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 5.8% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 6.5% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 6.7% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 7.0% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 7.0% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Côte d'Ivoire was 6.6% 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1980.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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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