Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Eritrea
Eritrea: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 17.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.3%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 198 countries
All-time high
17.7%
in 2014
All-time low
16.7%
in 1985
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Eritrea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Eritrea is 17.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Eritrea peaked at 17.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1985.
That places Eritrea 5th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.8% | — |
| 1981 | 16.8% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 16.7% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 16.7% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 16.7% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 16.7% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 16.8% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 16.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 16.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 16.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 16.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 16.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 16.9% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.3% | 17.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Eritrea?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Eritrea was 17.3% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1985.
- How does Eritrea rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Eritrea ranks 5th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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